Tag: CDR

CDR set for senate showdown

A showdown has been set in the Senate over the Consumer Data Right legislation, with Labor pledging to move a number of amendments after a government-led committee gave the controversial bill the green light, despite admitting numerous concerns about it. The Economics Legislation Committee last week tabled its report...

Treasury fronts CDR inquiry

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasury department officials have hit back at suggestions the government showed “complete disdain” for the consultation process while developing the Consumer Data Right. Appearing before a senate committee inquiry...

CDR privacy risk underestimated

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government had “severely underestimated” the privacy risks of the Consumer Data Right, even as it pushes to complete an inquiry process and pass the legislation before the...

ACCC starts on open energy data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The competition watchdog has begun work on rolling out an open energy scheme, before the legislation underpinning it has even been passed. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has...

Data rights bill hits parliament

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has introduced draft Consumer Data Right laws to the Federal Parliament, A structural reform that he says will create competition as well as incentives for entrepreneurs...

Open banking’s politics of delay

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government’s inability to introduce its “game-changing” Consumer Data Right legislation, and the subsequent delay to the launch of open banking, could provide an opportunity to improve the regime,...

Data protection lags data rights

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The potential benefits of Australian government open data initiatives are being overshadowed by a lack of adequate protections and security, a new report has found. The Consumer Policy Research...