Privacy Act 1988
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24(1)
An entity commits an offence if:
(a) the entity obtains credit reporting information; and
(b) the information is obtained from a credit reporting body; and
(c) the entity is not:
(i) an entity to which the body is permitted to disclose the information under Division 2 of this Part; or
(ii) an access seeker for the information.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
24(2)
An entity commits an offence if:
(a) the entity obtains credit reporting information; and
(b) the information is obtained from a credit reporting body; and
(c) the information is obtained by false pretence.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
Civil penalties
24(3)
An entity must not obtain credit reporting information from a credit reporting body if the entity is not:
(a) an entity to which the body is permitted to disclose the information under Division 2 of this Part; or
(b) an access seeker for the information.
Civil penalty: 2,000 penalty units.
24(4)
An entity must not obtain, by false pretence, credit reporting information from a credit reporting body.
Civil penalty: 2,000 penalty units.
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