Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

PRIVACY AMENDMENT (EXTERNAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION SCHEME--TRANSITIONAL) REGULATION 2014 (SLI NO 8 OF 2014) - SCHEDULE 1

Privacy Regulation 2013

1  At the end of Part 5

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23   Membership of recognised external dispute resolution schemes

Energy utilities and water utilities

             (1)  For item 19 of Schedule 6 to the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 , subparagraph 21D(2)(a)(i) of the Privacy Act 1988 does not apply in relation to a disclosure of credit information by a credit provider that is:

                     (a)  an entity that engages in the retail sale of electricity or gas services; or

                     (b)  an entity that engages in the retail sale of water, sewerage or drainage services.

Commercial credit providers

             (2)  For item 19 of Schedule 6 to the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 , subparagraph 21D(2)(a)(i) of the Privacy Act 1988 does not apply in relation to a disclosure of credit information by a credit provider if the disclosure is made in connection with the provision of commercial credit.

Expiry of this section

             (3)  This section expires at the end of 11 March 2015 as if it had been repealed by another regulation.