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Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Administrative matters - Chief executive’s functions

95: Chief executive’s functions

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“The chief executive makes sure data rules are followed and helps people understand them”

The chief executive has several important jobs under this law. You should know that they are in charge of making sure data services follow the rules. They do this by giving warnings, writing reports, and making guidelines about these services. They also approve people who can ask for data.

The chief executive sets standards for how things should work and keeps a list of important information. They watch to make sure everyone follows the rules and can investigate if someone might be breaking them. If someone does break the rules, the chief executive can take action against them.

Another part of their job is to help people understand why this law is important. They give information to customers, people who hold data, and those who are allowed to ask for it. They also work with other groups that help enforce rules about data services.

The chief executive needs to stay up to date with laws and practices about data services, even those from other countries. This helps them do their job better and make sure the rules are working well for everyone.

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Part 5 Administrative matters
Chief executive’s functions

95Chief 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 services to promote the purpose of this Act:
                  1. 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).