National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

CHAPTER 5 - ADMINISTRATION  

PART 5-1 - MATTERS RELATING TO HANDLING RECORDS AND INFORMATION  

Division 1 - Introduction  

SECTION 212   GUIDE TO THIS PART  


This Part provides for the Registrar ' s role under this Act.

The Minister appoints an existing Commonwealth body to be the Registrar. The Minister can give directions to the Registrar.

The Registrar performs functions and exercises powers in accordance with the data standards (and other Commonwealth laws). The data standards are disallowable instruments made by the Registrar. They may deal with such matters as how information is given to the Registrar (including electronically).

Information that the Registrar has can be disclosed to government agencies for the performance of their functions. Other disclosures (such as by public access to information) are dealt with by the disclosure framework, which is a disallowable instrument made by the Registrar.

Certain decisions made by the Registrar are reviewable by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

This Part also set out the Registrar ' s obligation to record information relating to credit activities.


 

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