Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRIVACY ACT 1988 - SECT 20P

Offence

  (1)   A credit reporting body commits an offence if:

  (a)   the body uses or discloses credit reporting information under this Division (other than subsections   20D(2) and 20T(4)); and

  (b)   the information is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:   200 penalty units.

Civil penalty

  (2)   A credit reporting body must not use or disclose credit reporting information under this Division (other than subsections   20D(2) and 20T(4)) if the information is false or misleading in a material particular.

Civil penalty:   2,000 penalty units.