Bill
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Sharing Scheme) Bill 2021
passed, as at 2021-06-24. Treasury portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Treasury
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-03-24
- second reading — 2021-03-24
- second reading — 2021-05-13
- second reading — 2021-05-13
- third reading — 2021-05-13
- introduced — 2021-06-15
- second reading — 2021-06-15
- second reading — 2021-06-17
- second reading — 2021-06-17
- third reading — 2021-06-17
- passed — 2021-06-17
- royal assent — 2021-06-24
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2021-03-24.
The bill would create a mandatory scheme for car makers and other data holders to sell repair information to Australian mechanics and training providers at a fair price.
Data providers must offer the information, charge no more than fair market value, and supply it promptly after payment, with penalties of up to $10 million for companies and $500,000 for individuals for non-compliance.
Providers must also publish offers online, restrict access to safety and security information, protect personal data, and pay copyright compensation to third parties.
- Establishes a mandatory information-sharing scheme for motor vehicle service and repair data.
- Imposes obligations on data providers to supply information at fair market value.
- Sets maximum penalties of $10 million for body corporates and $500,000 for other persons.
- Requires publication of scheme offers and notification to the scheme adviser.
- Restricts access to safety and security information to those meeting specified criteria.
- Requires compensation to third parties holding copyright in scheme information.
Data providers (including vehicle manufacturers, information owners, licensees, and data aggregators), Australian repairers, and registered training organisations (RTOs) providing vehicle repair training.
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