If you have been hurt or lost something because of someone else's actions, and the rules say they should pay you, this law helps you get that money. The law says that if the rules made under section 58 of this Act say that someone (let's call them Person A) needs to pay money to someone else (let's call them Person B), then Person B can go to court to get that money. The court will treat it like Person A owes a debt to Person B. This means you can ask the court to make sure you get the money you're supposed to get.
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58: Data holder or accredited requestor must take prescribed steps to avoid, mitigate, or remedy loss or damage caused by contravention, or
"You must follow special rules to fix problems if you break this law"
60: Other remedies or powers not limited, or
"This law doesn't stop you from getting other kinds of help if someone breaks the rules"
This section applies if regulations made for the purposes of section 58 require a person (A) to pay an amount to a person referred to in section 58(3) (B).
B may recover the amount from A in any court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to B.
