This page covers accredited person disclosure consents as per the requirements in rule 4.7A and 4.7B (and 4.3B and Division 4.3A for CDR representatives) and the associated consumer experience data standards.
Overview
The object statement in CDR rule 4.9 provides a strong foundation for giving and amending CDR consents.
The elements of the object statement can be described as follows:
- Voluntary: Consumers must have a genuine choice, with consent being informed, time-limited, and easily withdrawn.
- Express: Consent must be actively given, not implied.
- Informed: Consumers must understand the implications of providing consent. The currency of consent is maintained through ongoing engagement, such as appropriate notifications and re-consents.
- Specific as to purpose: Consent should be for a clear, targeted purpose, not broad or ambiguous use.
- Time limited: Consent is being requested in relation to a specific and finite period, and extendable only with consumer consent.
- Easily withdrawn: Consumers must be able to stop access easily.
An accredited person (AP) disclosure consent allows consumers to consent to an accredited data recipient disclosing their CDR data to another accredited person.
In accordance with CDR rule 4.7A and 4.7B, an AP disclosure consent can occur after or before the other data recipient* has obtained a collection and use consent from the consumer. These rules outline conditions for when an AP disclosure consent can occur.
Under CDR Rule 4.3B, CDR representatives who hold the consumer’s CDR data as service data are able to request an AP disclosure consent from a consumer. They are also able to be the recipient of data disclosed under an AP disclosure consent, provided they have sought a relevant collection and use consent from the consumer.
This section caters to an array of scenarios that may extend to a chain of disclosure consents between data recipients, referred to as data recipient 1 (ADR1), data recipient 2 (ADR2), and data recipient 3 (ADR3).
Note: For simplicity, the use of the terms 'data recipient' and 'Accredited data recipient (ADR)' in these guidelines refer to an ‘accredited person’ as defined by the rules, or a CDR representative, under CDR Rule 4.3B.
Wireframes and guidelines
Note: The wireframes shown are examples of how to implement key rules, standards, and guidelines. Use the on-screen functions to adjust zoom level or expand the wireframes to be viewed at full screen.
Detached flow
The following basic examples show an AP disclosure consent requested by an accredited data recipient. In these examples,
- the collection/use consent has already been separately established, allowing a disclosure consent to be requested in a separate consent flow;
- the consumer has selected their preferred accredited person during consent.
Disclosing unmodified data
The following wireframes show an example of a consent to disclose unmodified data. Other variations of disclosure consent can be found in the below sections.
Wireframe ref | Type | Requirement level | Statement | Reference | Checklist ref | Focus area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | CDR Rule | MUST NOT | (3) An accredited person must not ask for a consent: (a) that is not in a category of consents; or (b) subject to subrule (4), for using the CDR data, including by aggregating the data, for the purpose of: (i) identifying; or (ii) compiling insights in relation to; or (iii) building a profile in relation to; any identifiable person who is not the CDR consumer who made the consumer data request. (4) Paragraph (3)(b) does not apply in relation to a person whose identity is readily apparent from the CDR data, if the accredited person is seeking consent to: (a) derive, from that CDR data, CDR data about that person’s interactions with the CDR consumer; and (b) use that derived CDR data in order to provide the requested goods or services. | CDR Rule 4.12(3), (4) | 1CO1.00.02 | |
03 | CDR Rule | MUST | A request by an accredited person for a CDR consumer to give or amend a consent: (a) must comply with any relevant data standards; and (b) having regard to any consumer experience guidelines made by the Data Standards Body—must be reasonably easy to understand, including by use of plain concise language and, where appropriate, visual aids; | CDR Rule 4.10(a)–(b) | 1CO1.00.03 | |
04 | CDR Rule | MUST NOT | A request by an accredited person for a CDR consumer to give or amend a consent: (c) must not include or refer to the accredited person’s CDR policy or other documents in a way that reduces understandability; and (d) must not be combined with other requests except for a consent under these rules (other than a request for direct marketing or de-identification consent). | CDR Rule 4.10(c)–(d) | 1CO1.00.04 | |
05 | CDR Rule | MUST | (3) When asking a CDR consumer to give consent, the accredited person must give the CDR consumer the following information: (a) its name; (b) its accreditation number; | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(a), (b) | 1CO1.00.05 | |
06 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) When asking a CDR consumer to give a consent, an accredited person must: (ba) in the case of a disclosure consent―either: (i) allow the CDR consumer to actively select or otherwise clearly indicate the persons to whom the CDR data may be disclosed; or (ii) seek the CDR consumer’s agreement to the persons (as presented to the CDR consumer) to whom the CDR data may be disclosed; | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(ba) | 1CO1.00.06 | |
07 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) When asking a CDR consumer to give a consent, an accredited person must: (b) in relation to the period of the collection consent, use consent, or disclosure consent (as appropriate)—either: (i) allow the CDR consumer to actively select or otherwise clearly indicate the period of consent; or (ii) seek the CDR consumer’s agreement to the period of consent (as presented to the CDR consumer) to which the consent will apply; where the period of consent is either: (iii) a single occasion; or (iv) a specified period of time; Note 2: For paragraph (b), the specified period may not be more than 12 months (or 7 years for certain consents by a CDR business consumer): see subrule 4.12(1). After the end of the period, redundant data would need to be dealt with in accordance with subsection 56EO(2) of the Act (privacy safeguard 12) and rules 7.12 and 7.13. | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(b), (Note 2) | CX Research 4, 5 | 1CO1.00.07 | |
08 | CDR Rule | MUST NOT | (1) Subject to subrule (1A), an accredited person must not specify a period of time for the purposes of paragraph 4.11(1)(b) that is more than 12 months. | CDR Rule 4.12(1) | CX Research 4, 5 | 1CO1.00.08 | |
09 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) When asking a CDR consumer to give a consent, an accredited person must: (a) in the case of a collection consent or a disclosure consent—either: (i) allow the CDR consumer to actively select or otherwise clearly indicate the particular types of CDR data to which the consent will apply; or (ii) seek the CDR consumer’s agreement to the particular types of CDR data (as presented to the CDR consumer) to which the consent will apply; | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(a) | 1CO1.01.09 | |
10 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) The Data Standards Chair must make one or more data standards about each of the following: (d) the types of CDR data and descriptions of those types, to be used by CDR participants in making and responding to requests; | CDR Rule 8.11(1)(d) | 1CO1.01.10 | |
11 | CDR Rule | MUST NOT | (2) The accredited person must not request direct marketing consents or de-identification consents by means of pre-selected options for the purposes of subrule (1). | CDR Rule 4.11(2) | 1CO1.01.11 | |
13 | CDR Rule | MUST | (3) When asking a CDR consumer to give consent, the accredited person must give the CDR consumer the following information: (g) a statement that, at any time, the consent can be withdrawn; | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(g) | CX Research 7, 32 | 1CO1.00.13 | |
16 | CDR Rule | MUST | (3) When asking a CDR consumer to give consent, the accredited person must give the CDR consumer the following information: (h) the following information about redundant data: (i) a statement, in accordance with rule 4.17, regarding the accredited person’s intended treatment of redundant data; | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(h)(i) | 1CO1.00.16 | |
17 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) For subparagraph 4.11(3)(h)(i), the accredited person must state whether they have a general policy, when collected CDR data becomes redundant data, of: (a) deleting the redundant data; or (b) de-identifying the redundant data; or (c) deciding, when the CDR data becomes redundant data, whether to delete it or de-identify it. | CDR Rule 4.17(1) | CX Research 18 | 1CO1.00.17 | |
19 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) When asking a CDR consumer to give a consent, an accredited person must: (c) seek the CDR consumer’s express consent to the matters referred to in paragraphs (a), (aa), (b) and (ba) for each relevant category of consents; | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(c) | 1CO1.00.19 | |
20 | CDR Rule | MUST | An accredited person must give the CDR consumer a notice that complies with the data standards as soon as practicable after the CDR consumer: (a) gives the accredited person a collection consent, use consent or disclosure consent; | CDR Rule 4.18(a) | 1CO1.00.20 | |
24 | CX Standard | MUST | Data Recipients and Data Holders MUST use data language standards to describe data clusters and permissions in consumer-facing interactions. See the Banking and Non-Bank Lending Language section for language to be used when requesting banking and non-bank lending data; and the Energy Language section for language to be used when requesting energy data. Data language standards MUST be used when CDR data is being requested, reviewed, or access to such data is withdrawn. Data Recipients and Data Holders MUST use the appropriate data standards language for business consumers as denoted with an '*' for the relevant data. Data Recipients and Data Holders SHOULD expand on the proposed language where appropriate to communicate further details of what is being shared. Additional details MAY include additional information in context, such as in-line help or tool tips, and/or additional permissions where they may exist. Examples of permission details that MAY be used and provided as in-line help are denoted with an '†' for the relevant data. | Data Language Standards: Common, Data Language Standards: Language to be used | 1CO1.01.24 | |
25 | CX Standard | MUST | If a scenario requires it, Data Holders and Data Recipients MUST merge and amend Basic and Detailed data cluster and permission language to show that Detailed scopes include Basic data. Data Holders and Data Recipients MUST use the alternative language denoted with an '‡' for the relevant scope(s). See the Banking and Non-Bank Lending Language section for banking and non-bank lending data and the Energy Language section for energy data. Example: A Data Recipient presents the Detailed data cluster in a data request to a consumer but does not present the Basic data cluster. The Detailed scope includes Basic data, but this is not apparent to the consumer based on the data cluster language and permissions used for the Detailed scope. | Data Language Standards: Common, Data Language Standards: Detailed scope requests | 1CO1.01.25 | |
26 | CX Standard | MUST | In the course of seeking a consumer’s consent to disclose data as part of a disclosure consent: 1. Data Recipients MUST specify which CDR Participant(s) they collected the associated CDR data from. 2. Data Recipients SHOULD specify the sector(s) the data was collected from or associated with. Note: • Point (1) only requires the Data Recipient to refer to the CDR Participant(s) immediately preceding them in the disclosure chain, which may not always include a consumer’s Data Holder(s). • This standard is proposed to apply to all data to be disclosed by a Data Recipient, including unmodified, aggregated, derived, and transformed CDR data. • Where applicable, the existing data language standards apply to descriptions of CDR data that have not been modified. | 1CO1.01.26 | ||
28 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should also include a link to their specific page on www.cdr.gov.au/find-a-provider for accreditation verification purposes. | CX Research: 2019 Phase 2, Stream 1 report; 2020 Phase 3, Round 3 report | 1CO1.00.28 | |
29 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should show the accredited person’s accreditation number to facilitate consumer trust. | CX Research: 2019 Phase 2, Stream 1 report; 2020 Phase 3, Round 3 report | 1CO1.00.29 | |
30 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should provide a link to their CDR policy. | 1CO1.00.30 | ||
31 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should make the consent process as easy to understand as possible. Data recipients should nudge consumers to be more privacy conscious and should use appropriate interventions to mitigate cognitive overload, facilitate comprehension, and provide transparency and consumer control. This can be done in a variety of ways, including through the use of design patterns like progressive disclosure, micro and/or descriptive copy, and with the use of microinteractions. | 1CO1.01.31 | ||
32 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should encourage consumers to check the accredited person’s data handling policies before consenting to have their data disclosed. | 1CO1.00.32 | ||
35 | CX Guideline | MAY | CDR Representatives seeking an AP disclosure consent from a CDR consumer should refer to CDR Rule 4.3B(2) and Division 4.3A of the CDR Rules. | CDR Rules 4.3B(2), Division 4.3A | 1CO1.00.35 | |
36 | CDR Rule | MUST | (2A) The accredited person may also ask a CDR consumer to give a disclosure consent in relation to CDR data, either: (b) after the CDR consumer has given a collection consent requested under subrule (2) in relation to the CDR data whether or not the CDR data has yet been collected. Note 1: Requests for collection consent, use consent and disclosure consent may be bundled together (see subrules 4.3(2) and (2A). Note 2: The CDR data may be disclosed only in accordance with the data minimisation principle: see rule 1.8. | CDR Rule 4.3(2A)(b), (Note 1), (Note 2) | 1CO1.00.36 | |
37 | CDR Rule | MUST | (3) When asking a CDR consumer to give consent, the accredited person must give the CDR consumer the following information: (c) in the case of a collection consent, use consent or disclosure consent—information about how the collection, use or disclosure indicated in a manner consistent with the requirements set out in subrule (1) complies with the data minimisation principle, including: (ii) in the case of a use consent or disclosure consent—an explanation of why that use or disclosure does not go beyond what is reasonably needed; in order to provide the requested goods or services to the CDR consumer, or to effect the permitted uses or disclosures consented to; | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(c)(ii) | 1CO1.00.37 | |
38 | CDR Rule | MUST | Rule 4.18 of the principal rules, as in force immediately before the commencement of the amending rules, continues to apply, on and after that commencement, to an accredited person until the coming into effect of data standards made for the purposes of paragraph 8.11(1)(fa) of the principal rules in relation to rule 4.18. | Part 50—Transitional provisions, CDR Rule 503, Competition and Consumer (Consumer Data Right) Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Rules 2024 | 1CO1.00.38 | |
39 | CX Standard | MUST | Effective from 14 July 2025: A CDR receipt provided by a data recipient MUST be given in writing otherwise than through the consumer dashboard. | 1CO1.00.39 | ||
40 | CX Guideline | MAY | When data is requested and accessed, language used to describe the data must be described in accordance with the relevant CX standards; • ‘Data Language Standards: Language to be used’ and ‘Data Language Standards: Detailed scope requests’ applies when describing unmodified data from data holder(s). • ‘Consent Standards, Disclosure consent: Collection source’ applies to any data collected, but can be stated once where the collection source is the same for all data. • ‘Consent Standards, Disclosure Consent: Descriptions of Data to be Collected and Disclosed’ applies when describing any dataset. | 1CO1.00.40 | ||
41 | CX Guideline | MAY | The CX Standards for CDR Receipts take effect on 14 July 2025. The existing requirements regarding CDR receipts will continue to apply until the relevant data standards are made and in effect, as per the transitional provision outlined in CDR Rule 503 (and 506 for CDR representatives). Data recipients should refer to the CDR Rules as they were in effect from 22 July 2023 to 11 November 2024 for details of their obligations with regards to CDR receipts until this date. | CDR Rules 4.18 and 503; 4.20O and 506 | Notification Standards, CDR Receipts | 1CO1.00.41 |
Note: Some interactions and screens have been omitted for simplicity.
Disclosing modified data
The following wireframes show examples of disclosing modified data where data recipient 1 (ADR1) is aware of the consumer's original data holder(s); and where data recipient 3 (ADR3) is unaware of the consumer's original data holder(s) and can only refer to the data recipient (ADR1) that they collected the associated data from.
Wireframe ref | Type | Requirement level | Statement | Reference | Checklist ref | Focus area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) When asking a CDR consumer to give a consent, an accredited person must: (a) in the case of a collection consent or a disclosure consent—either: (i) allow the CDR consumer to actively select or otherwise clearly indicate the particular types of CDR data to which the consent will apply; or (ii) seek the CDR consumer’s agreement to the particular types of CDR data (as presented to the CDR consumer) to which the consent will apply; | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(a) | 1CO1.02.01 | |
02 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) The Data Standards Chair must make one or more data standards about each of the following: (d) the types of CDR data and descriptions of those types, to be used by CDR participants in making and responding to requests; | CDR Rule 8.11(1)(d) | 1CO1.02.02 | |
03 | CDR Rule | MUST NOT | (2) The accredited person must not request direct marketing consents or de‑identification consents by means of pre-selected options for the purposes of subrule (1). | CDR Rule 4.11(2) | 1CO1.02.03 | |
04 | CX Standard | MUST | If: 2. An accredited data recipient is seeking a disclosure consent from a consumer to disclose CDR data; and the data subject to the disclosure or collection is not within the data language standards as it does not relate to a relevant data cluster, then that data MUST be described in language that is as easy to understand as practicable. NB: This is a subset of the CX Standard referenced. | Consent Standards, Disclosure consent: Descriptions of Data to be Collected and Disclosed | 1CO1.02.04 | |
05 | CX Standard | MUST | In the course of seeking a consumer’s consent to disclose data as part of a disclosure consent: 1. Data Recipients MUST specify which CDR Participant(s) they collected the associated CDR data from. 2. Data Recipients SHOULD specify the sector(s) the data was collected from or associated with. Note: • Point (1) only requires the Data Recipient to refer to the CDR Participant(s) immediately preceding them in the disclosure chain, which may not always include a consumer’s Data Holder(s). • This standard is proposed to apply to all data to be disclosed by a Data Recipient, including unmodified, aggregated, derived, and transformed CDR data. • Where applicable, the existing data language standards apply to descriptions of CDR data that have not been modified. | 1CO1.02.05 | ||
06 | CX Standard | MUST | Data Recipients and Data Holders MUST use data language standards to describe data clusters and permissions in consumer-facing interactions. See the Banking and Non-Bank Lending Language section for language to be used when requesting banking and non-bank lending data; and the Energy Language section for language to be used when requesting energy data. Data language standards MUST be used when CDR data is being requested, reviewed, or access to such data is withdrawn. Data Recipients and Data Holders MUST use the appropriate data standards language for business consumers as denoted with an '*' for the relevant data. Data Recipients and Data Holders SHOULD expand on the proposed language where appropriate to communicate further details of what is being shared. Additional details MAY include additional information in context, such as in-line help or tool tips, and/or additional permissions where they may exist. Examples of permission details that MAY be used and provided as in-line help are denoted with an '†' for the relevant data. | Data Language Standards: Common, Data Language Standards: Language to be used | 1CO1.02.06 | |
07 | CX Standard | MUST | If a scenario requires it, Data Holders and Data Recipients MUST merge and amend Basic and Detailed data cluster and permission language to show that Detailed scopes include Basic data. Data Holders and Data Recipients MUST use the alternative language denoted with an '‡' for the relevant scope(s). See the Banking and Non-Bank Lending Language section for banking and non-bank lending data and the Energy Language section for energy data. Example: A Data Recipient presents the Detailed data cluster in a data request to a consumer but does not present the Basic data cluster. The Detailed scope includes Basic data, but this is not apparent to the consumer based on the data cluster language and permissions used for the Detailed scope. | Data Language Standards: Common, Data Language Standards: Detailed scope requests | 1CO1.02.07 | |
08 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should make the consent process as easy to understand as possible. Data recipients should nudge consumers to be more privacy conscious and should use appropriate interventions to mitigate cognitive overload, facilitate comprehension, and provide transparency and consumer control. This can be done in a variety of ways, including through the use of design patterns like progressive disclosure, micro and/or descriptive copy, and with the use of microinteractions. | 1CO1.02.08 | ||
09 | CX Guideline | MAY | To describe data in easy to understand language, data recipients should have regard to the Accessibility Standards on reading experiences, with specific reference to WCAG success criteria 3.1.5, and draw from the Australian Government Style Guide on literacy and access. Data recipients should, for example, describe data concisely, in plain language, with an Australian year 7 or lower readability level, and in a way that limits the use of unusual words, phrases, idioms, and jargon. | Accessibility Standards, Accessibility: Reading experiences | WCAG Success Criterion 3.1.5 Reading Level (Level AAA) | Literacy and access (Australian Government Style Manual) | 1CO1.02.09 | |
10 | CX Guideline | MAY | In some scenarios, data recipients may not be able to identify the sector the data was derived from. This may occur, for example, in complex disclosure chains, significantly modified datasets, and in relation to sector-agnostic data. In such scenarios, data recipients should describe the data in a way that is specific, meaningful, and comprehensible to the consumer. | 1CO1.02.10 |
Bundled CDR Consents
The following wireframes show a basic example of AP disclosure consent requested by an accredited data recipient. In this example,
- the data recipient is then requesting a collection consent, a use consent, and a disclosure consent in a single consent flow;
- the consumer has selected their preferred accredited person during pre-consent.
This pattern could, for example, apply when the CDR consumer has a pre-existing relationship with an accredited person and the data recipient can reasonably assume that the consumer is engaging their service to disclose their data to this specified person. Data recipients should use their discretion to determine whether a step to select the specified person is required for their service. For example, the selection step may be necessary where the data recipient offers a range persons to whom the consumer can disclose.
Wireframe ref | Type | Requirement level | Statement | Reference | Checklist ref | Focus area |
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01 | CDR Rule | MUST | (2A) The accredited person may also ask a CDR consumer to give a disclosure consent in relation to CDR data, either: (a) at the same time the accredited person asks the CDR consumer to give a collection consent under subrule (2) in relation to the CDR data; Note 1: Requests for collection consent, use consent and disclosure consent may be bundled together (see subrules 4.3(2) and (2A). Note 2: The CDR data may be disclosed only in accordance with the data minimisation principle: see rule 1.8. | CDR Rule 4.3(2A)(a), (Note 1), (Note 2) | 1CO1.03.01 | |
02 | CDR Rule | MUST | (3) An accredited person must not ask for a consent: (a) that is not in a category of consents; or (b) subject to subrule (4), for using the CDR data, including by aggregating the data, for the purpose of: (i) identifying; or (ii) compiling insights in relation to; or (iii) building a profile in relation to; any identifiable person who is not the CDR consumer who made the consumer data request. (4) Paragraph (3)(b) does not apply in relation to a person whose identity is readily apparent from the CDR data, if the accredited person is seeking consent to: (a) derive, from that CDR data, CDR data about that person’s interactions with the CDR consumer; and (b) use that derived CDR data in order to provide the requested goods or services. | CDR Rule 4.12(3)–(4) | 1CO1.03.02 | |
03 | CDR Rule | MUST | A request by an accredited person for a CDR consumer to give or amend a consent: (a) must comply with any relevant data standards; and (b) having regard to any consumer experience guidelines made by the Data Standards Body—must be reasonably easy to understand, including by use of plain concise language and, where appropriate, visual aids; and (c) must not include or refer to the accredited person’s CDR policy or other documents in a way that reduces understandability; and (d) must not be combined with other requests except for a consent under these rules (other than a request for direct marketing or de-identification consent). | CDR Rule 4.10 | 1CO1.03.03 | |
04 | CDR Rule | MUST | (2) The accredited person must not request direct marketing consents or de-identification consents by means of pre-selected options for the purposes of subrule (1). | CDR Rule 4.11(2) | 1CO1.03.04 | |
05 | CDR Rule | MUST | (2) An accredited person must not ask for a collection consent, use consent or disclosure consent unless the collection, use or disclosure of CDR data in accordance with the consent would comply with the data minimisation principle. | CDR Rule 4.12(2) | OAIC Chapter C: Consent (Data minimisation principle) | CX Research 1, 3 | 1CO1.03.05 | |
06 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) When asking a CDR consumer to give a consent, an accredited person must: (ba) in the case of a disclosure consent―either: (i) allow the CDR consumer to actively select or otherwise clearly indicate the persons to whom the CDR data may be disclosed; or (ii) seek the CDR consumer’s agreement to the persons (as presented to the CDR consumer) to whom the CDR data may be disclosed; | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(ba) | 1CO1.03.06 | |
07 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) When asking a CDR consumer to give a consent, an accredited person must: (b) in relation to the period of the collection consent, use consent, or disclosure consent (as appropriate)—either: (i) allow the CDR consumer to actively select or otherwise clearly indicate the period of consent; or (ii) seek the CDR consumer’s agreement to the period of consent (as presented to the CDR consumer) to which the consent will apply; where the period of consent is either: (iii) a single occasion; or (iv) a specified period of time; Note 2: For paragraph (b), the specified period may not be more than 12 months (or 7 years for certain consents by a CDR business consumer): see subrule 4.12(1). After the end of the period, redundant data would need to be dealt with in accordance with subsection 56EO(2) of the Act (privacy safeguard 12) and rules 7.12 and 7.13. | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(b), (Note 2) | CX Research 4, 5 | 1CO1.03.07 | |
08 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) Subject to subrule (1A), an accredited person must not specify a period of time for the purposes of paragraph 4.11(1)(b) that is more than 12 months. | CDR Rule 4.12(1) | CX Research 4, 5 | 1CO1.03.08 | |
09 | CDR Rule | MUST | (3) When asking a CDR consumer to give consent, the accredited person must give the CDR consumer the following information: (c) in the case of a collection consent, use consent or disclosure consent—information about how the collection, use or disclosure indicated in a manner consistent with the requirements set out in subrule (1) complies with the data minimisation principle, including: (i) in the case of a collection consent in relation to the provision of requested goods or services—an explanation of why that collection is reasonably needed, and relates to a time period that is no longer than is reasonably needed; | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(c)(i) | 1CO1.03.09 | |
10 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) When asking a CDR consumer to give a consent, an accredited person must: (a) in the case of a collection consent or a disclosure consent—either: (i) allow the CDR consumer to actively select or otherwise clearly indicate the particular types of CDR data to which the consent will apply; or (ii) seek the CDR consumer’s agreement to the particular types of CDR data (as presented to the CDR consumer) to which the consent will apply; | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(a) | 1CO1.03.10 | |
11 | CDR Rule | MUST | (3) When asking a CDR consumer to give consent, the accredited person must give the CDR consumer the following information: (c) in the case of a collection consent, use consent or disclosure consent—information about how the collection, use or disclosure indicated in a manner consistent with the requirements set out in subrule (1) complies with the data minimisation principle, including: (ii) in the case of a use consent or disclosure consent—an explanation of why that use or disclosure does not go beyond what is reasonably needed;in order to provide the requested goods or services to the CDR consumer, or to effect the permitted uses or disclosures consented to; | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(c)(ii) | 1CO1.03.11 | |
12 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) When asking a CDR consumer to give a consent, an accredited person must: (aa) in the case of a use consent—either: (i) allow the CDR consumer to actively select or otherwise clearly indicate the specific uses of collected data to which the consent will apply; or (ii) seek the CDR consumer’s agreement to the specific uses of collected data (as presented to the CDR consumer) to which the consent will apply; | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(aa) | CX Research 2, 6 | 1CO1.03.12 | |
13 | CDR Rule | MUST | (3) When asking a CDR consumer to give consent, the accredited person must give the CDR consumer the following information: (a) its name; (b) its accreditation number; | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(a)–(b) | 1CO1.03.13 | |
14 | CDR Rule | MUST | (3) When asking a CDR consumer to give consent, the accredited person must give the CDR consumer the following information: (g) a statement that, at any time, the consent can be withdrawn; | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(g) | CX Research 7, 32 | 1CO1.03.14 | |
15 | CDR Rule | MUST | (3) When asking a CDR consumer to give consent, the accredited person must give the CDR consumer the following information: (h) the following information about redundant data: (i) a statement, in accordance with rule 4.17, regarding the accredited person’s intended treatment of redundant data; | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(h)(i) | 1CO1.03.15 | |
16 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) For subparagraph 4.11(3)(h)(i), the accredited person must state whether they have a general policy, when collected CDR data becomes redundant data, of: (a) deleting the redundant data; or (b) de-identifying the redundant data; or (c) deciding, when the CDR data becomes redundant data, whether to delete it or de-identify it. | CDR Rule 4.17(1) | CX Research 18 | 1CO1.03.16 | |
17 | CDR Rule | MUST | (1) When asking a CDR consumer to give a consent, an accredited person must: (c) seek the CDR consumer’s express consent to the matters referred to in paragraphs (a), (aa), (b) and (ba) for each relevant category of consents; | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(c) | 1CO1.03.17 | |
18 | CDR Rule | MUST | An accredited person must give the CDR consumer a notice that complies with the data standards as soon as practicable after the CDR consumer: (a) gives the accredited person a collection consent, use consent or disclosure consent; | CDR Rule 4.18(a) | 1CO1.03.18 | |
19 | CDR Rule | MUST | Rule 4.18 of the principal rules, as in force immediately before the commencement of the amending rules, continues to apply, on and after that commencement, to an accredited person until the coming into effect of data standards made for the purposes of paragraph 8.11(1)(fa) of the principal rules in relation to rule 4.18. | CDR Rule 503 | 1CO1.03.19 | |
20 | CX Standard | MUST | In the course of seeking a consumer’s consent to disclose data as part of a disclosure consent: 1. Data Recipients MUST specify which CDR Participant(s) they collected the associated CDR data from. 2. Data Recipients SHOULD specify the sector(s) the data was collected from or associated with. Note: • Point (1) only requires the Data Recipient to refer to the CDR Participant(s) immediately preceding them in the disclosure chain, which may not always include a consumer’s Data Holder(s). • This standard is proposed to apply to all data to be disclosed by a Data Recipient, including unmodified, aggregated, derived, and transformed CDR data. • Where applicable, the existing data language standards apply to descriptions of CDR data that have not been modified. | 1CO1.03.20 | ||
21 | CX Standard | MUST | Data Recipients and Data Holders MUST use data language standards to describe data clusters and permissions in consumer-facing interactions. See the Banking and Non-Bank Lending Language section for language to be used when requesting banking and non-bank lending data; and the Energy Language section for language to be used when requesting energy data. Data language standards MUST be used when CDR data is being requested, reviewed, or access to such data is withdrawn. Data Recipients and Data Holders MUST use the appropriate data standards language for business consumers as denoted with an '*' for the relevant data. Data Recipients and Data Holders SHOULD expand on the proposed language where appropriate to communicate further details of what is being shared. Additional details MAY include additional information in context, such as in-line help or tool tips, and/or additional permissions where they may exist. Examples of permission details that MAY be used and provided as in-line help are denoted with an '†' for the relevant data. | Data Language Standards: Common, Data Language Standards: Language to be used | 1CO1.03.21 | |
22 | CX Standard | MUST | If a scenario requires it, Data Holders and Data Recipients MUST merge and amend Basic and Detailed data cluster and permission language to show that Detailed scopes include Basic data. Data Holders and Data Recipients MUST use the alternative language denoted with an '‡' for the relevant scope(s). See the Banking and Non-Bank Lending Language section for banking and non-bank lending data and the Energy Language section for energy data. Example: A Data Recipient presents the Detailed data cluster in a data request to a consumer but does not present the Basic data cluster. The Detailed scope includes Basic data, but this is not apparent to the consumer based on the data cluster language and permissions used for the Detailed scope. | Data Language Standards: Common, Data Language Standards: Detailed scope requests | 1CO1.03.22 | |
23 | CX Standard | MUST | Data recipients MUST notify consumers of redirection prior to authentication. | 1CO1.03.23 | ||
24 | CX Standard | MUST | Effective from 14 July 2025: A CDR receipt provided by a data recipient MUST be given in writing otherwise than through the consumer dashboard. | 1CO1.03.24 | ||
25 | CX Standard | MUST | If: 1. An accredited person is seeking a collection consent to collect CDR data from a particular accredited data recipient; and the data subject to the disclosure or collection is not within the data language standards as it does not relate to a relevant data cluster, then that data MUST be described in language that is as easy to understand as practicable. NB: This is a subset of the CX Standard referenced. | Consent Standards, Disclosure consent: Descriptions of Data to be Collected and Disclosed | 1CO1.03.25 | |
26 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients may choose to present data holder selection screens before or after the terms of consent. | 1CO1.03.26 | ||
27 | CX Guideline | MAY | While data recipients may choose to present the data holder selection screens before or after the terms of consent, for disclosure consents recipients must ensure they meet the CX Standard Disclosure consent: Collection source as part of the terms of consent. In some instances, this may require the data holder selection to be presented upfront. | 1CO1.03.27 | ||
28 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should present data holder brands in a way that is intuitive and allows consumers to search, sort and filter. | CX Research: Other 2025 (unpublished) | 10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design (Nielsen): Match Between the System and the Real World; Flexibility and efficiency of use | 1CO1.03.28 | |
29 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should list data holder brands in an easily scannable way. This can be done alphabetically or contextually (for example, starting with popular data holders). | 10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design: Flexibility and efficiency of use (Nielsen) | 1CO1.03.29 | |
31 | CX Guideline | MAY | CDR Representatives seeking an AP disclosure consent from a CDR consumer should refer to CDR Rule 4.3B(2) and Division 4.3A of the CDR Rules. | CDR Rules 4.3B(2), Division 4.3A | 1CO1.03.31 | |
32 | CX Guideline | MAY | When data is requested and accessed, language used to describe the data must be described in accordance with the relevant CX standards; • ‘Data Language Standards: Language to be used’ and ‘Data Language Standards: Detailed scope requests’ applies when describing unmodified data from data holder(s). • ‘Consent Standards, Disclosure consent: Collection source’ applies to any data collected, but can be stated once where the collection source is the same for all data. • ‘Consent Standards, Disclosure Consent: Descriptions of Data to be Collected and Disclosed’ applies when describing any dataset. | 1CO1.03.32 | ||
33 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should use their discretion to determine whether a step to select a non-Accredited Person is required for their service. For example, the selection step may be necessary where the data recipient offers a range persons to whom the consumer can disclose. By contrast, the selection step may not be necessary where the consumer has a pre-existing relationship with a disclosure recipient and the data recipient can reasonably assume that the consumer is engaging their service to disclose their data to this disclosure recipient. | CDR Rule 4.11(1)(ba) | 1CO1.03.33 | |
34 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should show the accredited person’s accreditation number to facilitate consumer trust. | 1CO1.03.34 | ||
35 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients will need to explain how the time period complies with the data minimisation principle (DMP). This is required for data that is yet to be generated (e.g. for an ongoing consent) as well as historical data (e.g. for collection on a 'single occasion'). Example DMP statement for data that is yet to be generated: We need to collect and use your data for 12 months so [we can update your financial position in real-time] to [deliver accurate and tailored personal financial management]. Example DMP statement for historical data: We need to collect the last 12 months of your data so [we can assess seasonal changes] to [provide an accurate energy comparison]. | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(c), 1.8 | OAIC Chapter C: Consent (Data minimisation principle) | CX Research 1, 3 | 1CO1.03.35 | |
36 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should make the consent process as easy to understand as possible. Data recipients should nudge consumers to be more privacy conscious and should use appropriate interventions to mitigate cognitive overload, facilitate comprehension, and provide transparency and consumer control. This can be done in a variety of ways, including through the use of design patterns like progressive disclosure, micro and/or descriptive copy, and with the use of microinteractions. | 1CO1.03.36 | ||
37 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should present the purpose of the consent request in relation to each data cluster unless this statement applies equally to all datasets. If the statement applies equally to all datasets, data recipients should present this to the consumer clearly in relation to all of the datasets. | CDR Rule 4.11(3)(c), 1.8 | 1CO1.03.37 | |
38 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should also include a link to their specific page on www.cdr.gov.au/find-a-provider for accreditation verification purposes. | 1CO1.03.38 | ||
39 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should encourage consumers to check the accredited person’s data handling policies before consenting to have their data disclosed. | 1CO1.03.39 | ||
40 | CX Guideline | MAY | To build consumer trust and confidence, data recipients should surface information about data deletion. This may include details from their CDR policy, as stated in CDR Rule 7.2(4)(k), and a link to read the policy. | CDR Rule 7.2(4)(k) | CX Research: 2019 Phase 1 report; 2019 Phase 2, Stream 3 report; 2020 Phase 3, Round 3 report; 2021 Disclosure Consent report | 1CO1.03.40 | |
41 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should educate consumers about data sharing with the CDR, which may include references to the CDR protections. CX research has found that including this information increases familiarity, trustworthiness, propensity to consent, and increase the chances of adoption and successful completion. | 1CO1.03.41 | ||
42 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients are encouraged to provide information in relation to complaint handling at appropriate points throughout the Consent Model, such as: • during Pre-consent; • within the Consent Flow; and/or • within the CDR Receipt and/or Consumer Dashboards. | CX Research: 2020 Phase 3, Round 8 summary; 2021 Disclosure Consent report | 1CO1.03.42 | |
43 | CX Guideline | MAY | CX research suggested that further information on data handling, including from government sources, can aid comprehension and confidence for Sceptic, Assurance Seeker and Sensemaker behavioural archetypes. Based on these insights, data recipients are encouraged to provide a link to OAIC’s guidance on Privacy Safeguard 12, which outlines information on data security and redundant data handling. | CDR Privacy Safeguard Guidelines: Privacy Safeguard 12 | CX Research: 2021 Disclosure Consent report | 1CO1.03.43 | |
44 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should send CDR receipts via the consumer's preferred delivery channels, other than through the consumer dashboard. | 1CO1.03.44 | ||
45 | CX Guideline | MAY | As per CDR Rule 4.18, data recipients are required to provide CDR receipts. Where separate consents are granted in a single flow, data recipients may provide a single CDR receipt that contains the details of each consent, or separate CDR receipts per consent. The CX Guidelines demonstrate two examples of intuitive groupings for CDR receipts: 1. collection and use consent details in one CDR receipt, and disclosure consent details in a separate CDR receipt; 2. consolidated receipt for collection, use and disclosure. Data recipients should use their discretion when grouping CDR receipts. Data recipients may consider aligning to how the consents were granted to match the consumers' mental model. | CDR Rule 4.18 | 1CO1.03.45 | |
46 | CX Guideline | MAY | The CX Standards for CDR Receipts take effect on 14 July 2025. The existing requirements regarding CDR receipts will continue to apply until the relevant data standards are made and in effect, as per the transitional provision outlined in CDR Rule 503 (and 506 for CDR representatives). Data recipients should refer to the CDR Rules as they were in effect from 22 July 2023 to 11 November 2024 for details of their obligations with regards to CDR receipts until this date. | CDR Rules 4.18 and 503; 4.20O and 506 | Notification Standards, CDR Receipts | 1CO1.03.46 | |
47 | CX Standard | MUST | Data holders and data recipients MUST state in consumer-facing interactions and communications that third parties do not need consumer passwords to access CDR data. The exact phrasing of this is at the discretion of the data holder and data recipient. Note: In this context, 'third parties' refers to entities on the ADR-side and does not include any third parties that the data holder may engage. | Authentication Standards, Common Authentication Standards, Authentication: Passwords | 1CO1.03.47 | |
48 | Common Standard | MUST | Data recipients MUST implement Redirect to App in accordance with the relevant consumer experience authentication and security profile standards. Data recipients MAY implement Redirect to App ahead of the date specified in the Future Dated Obligations schedule. Note: As per the future dated obligation schedule, data recipients subject to this standard are required to implement Redirect to App on and from 10 May 2027. | 1CO1.03.48 | ||
49 | Common Standard | MUST | Where Redirect to App is unable to be used for the purposes of CDR authentication: • Data recipients MAY provide decoupled consent experiences that facilitate separation of the Consumption Device from the authorisation flow. • Data holders MAY provide decoupled authorisation experiences that facilitate separation of the Consumption Device from the Authentication Device. If implemented, data holders and data recipients MUST support decoupled authentication in accordance with any relevant consumer experience authentication and security profile standards. | 1CO1.03.49 | ||
50 | CX Guideline | MAY | Data recipients should populate the data holder/provider selection list using the data holder brandName field provided in the CDR Register APIs. For additional guidance on surfacing brand names and brand groups, see the CX Guidelines on Consent: Collection and use consents - Provider selection for white labeled brands. | 1CO1.03.50 |
Note: Some interactions and screens have been omitted for simplicity.
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The artefacts on this page were informed by the following sources.
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) | Mar 10, 2026 | Guidance | ||
Data Standards Body (DSB) | Dec 11, 2025 | Consultations | ||
Data Standards Body (DSB) | Nov 28, 2025 | Consultations | ||
Data Standards Body (DSB) | Jun 6, 2025 | Consultations | ||
Data Standards Body (DSB) | Jun 5, 2025 | Consultations | ||
Data Standards Body (DSB) | Apr 15, 2025 | Consultations | ||
Data Standards Body (DSB) | Mar 14, 2025 | Consultations | ||
The Treasury | Aug 9, 2024 | Consultations | ||
The Treasury | Aug 25, 2023 | Consultations | ||
Data Standards Body (DSB) | Apr 4, 2022 | Research | ||
Data Standards Body (DSB) | May 21, 2021 | Consultations | ||
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative | Jan 1, 2021 | Other | ||
Australian Government Style Manual | Jan 1, 2021 | Other | ||
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) | Nov 18, 2020 | Consultations | ||
Data Standards Body (DSB) | Aug 31, 2020 | Research | ||
GippsTech | Jul 31, 2019 | Research | ||
Greater than X | Jul 31, 2019 | Research | ||
Tobias | Jul 31, 2019 | Research | ||
Tobias | Feb 28, 2019 | Research |
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