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ARTICLE · 18 MARCH 2020

If you thought that breach reporting was tough enough now…

The proposed changes concerning breach reporting, reference checking and information sharing are new and far reaching.

AustraliaFinance and Banking

Australia's dob-yourself-in breach reporting is hard now, but things are about to get a lot harder.

A new Bill (an exposure draft at this stage) seeks to amend the Corporations Act 2001, to expand the number of circumstances in which breaches must be reported. These changes are likely to result in a lot more breach reporting.

The Bill also proposes changes to the Credit Act, which will require Australian credit licensees to report breaches and other reportable circumstances.

What are the new breach reporting requirements and other reportable circumstances?

The Bill includes new and additional reportable circumstances. The new requirements as currently drafted, include reporting on the following:

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