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Customer and Product Data Bill

Regulatory and enforcement matters - Civil liability - Jurisdiction

95: Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal

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“The Disputes Tribunal can handle cases about customer and product data problems up to $30,000”

The Customer and Product Data Bill suggests creating a new rule about the Disputes Tribunal. This rule would let the Disputes Tribunal hear cases where people ask for money because of problems related to customer and product data. The Tribunal could only deal with cases where the amount of money asked for is $30,000 or less.

The bill also says that when the Disputes Tribunal makes a decision, it can’t tell someone to pay more than $30,000. It also can’t say that someone doesn’t have to pay more than $30,000 to another person.

If the Disputes Tribunal tries to make a decision that goes beyond these limits, that decision won’t count at all.

Remember, this is just a proposed change to the law, not the current law. The government is thinking about making these changes to help solve disputes about customer and product data.

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Part 4 Regulatory and enforcement matters
Civil liability: Jurisdiction

95Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal

  1. The Disputes Tribunal established under section 4 of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 may hear and determine applications for orders to pay compensation under sections 80 and 81 if the amount claimed does not exceed $30,000.

  2. An order of the Disputes Tribunal under this Act must not—

  3. require a person to pay an amount exceeding $30,000; or
    1. declare a person not liable to another person for an amount exceeding $30,000.

      1. An order of the Tribunal that exceeds any restriction specified in subsection (2) is entirely of no effect.