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Customer and Product Data Bill

Administrative matters - Chief executive’s functions

96: Chief executive’s functions

You could also call this:

“The chief executive's job is to make sure everyone follows the rules about data”

The new law wants to create a role called the chief executive. This person will have some important jobs to do. They will be in charge of making sure data services follow the rules.

You might be wondering what data services are. Well, they’re ways that companies handle information about you and the things you buy.

The chief executive will do lots of different things. They will warn people if they’re not following the rules. They will also write reports and guidelines to help people understand what they should do.

The chief executive will also give special permission to some people to ask for data. They will make rules called standards that everyone has to follow. They will keep a list of important information called a register.

Another big job for the chief executive will be to make sure everyone is following the new law. If someone breaks the rules, the chief executive will look into it and do something about it.

The chief executive will also help give information to customers, companies, and anyone else who needs to know about these rules. They will work with other people who make sure rules are followed in other areas.

Lastly, the chief executive will always be looking at the rules to make sure they’re working well. They will even look at how other countries handle similar things.

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Part 5 Administrative matters
Chief executive’s functions

96Chief executive’s functions

  1. The chief executive’s functions under this Act are as follows:

  2. to act as the regulator of regulated data services, including by—
    1. issuing warnings, reports, or guidelines, or making comments, about any matter relating to regulated data services or persons engaged in conduct relating to those services (including in relation to 1 or more particular persons); and
      1. accrediting persons as accredited requestors; and
        1. issuing standards; and
          1. keeping the register; and
            1. monitoring compliance with and enforcing this Act, including by investigating conduct that constitutes or may constitute a contravention, an attempted contravention, or an involvement in a contravention; and
              1. taking appropriate action in respect of persons that have contravened, are contravening, have attempted to contravene, or are likely to contravene this Act, or have been involved, are involved, or are likely to be involved in a contravention of this Act; and
                1. performing and exercising any other powers and duties conferred or imposed on the chief executive under this Act:
                2. to provide, or facilitate the provision of,—
                  1. information to customers, data holders, accredited requestors, and the public generally that is relevant to the purpose of this Act; and
                    1. other information in connection with the functions or powers conferred or imposed on the chief executive under this Act:
                    2. to co-operate with any other law enforcement or regulatory agency that carries out a role in relation to regulated data services:
                      1. to keep under review the law and practices that are relevant to the chief executive’s other functions under this section (including overseas law and practices).