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Payment Systems (Regulation) Regulations 2006
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8 Persons authorised to use or disclose information—nominated special regulators
For the purposes of paragraph 26A(4)(d) of the Act, if an entity specified in column 1 of an item in the table is a nominated special regulator in relation to a special designated payment system, then a person specified in column 2 of the item is prescribed in relation to the nominated special regulator.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:404.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Persons authorised to use or disclose information</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:173pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Nominated special regulators</span></p></td><td style="width:185.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Prescribed persons</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:173pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the </span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">Commission</span><span>)</span></p></td><td style="width:185.3pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Each of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) a member of the Commission (within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Competition and Consumer Act 2010</span><span>);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) an associate member of the Commission (within the meaning of that Act);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) a person who is:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) referred to in subsection</span><span> </span><span>27(1) of that Act; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) engaged under section</span><span> </span><span>27A of that Act</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:173pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (</span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">APRA</span><span>)</span></p></td><td style="width:185.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Each of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) an APRA member (within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998</span><span>), other than the Chair of APRA;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) an APRA staff member (within the meaning of that Act)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:173pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (</span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">ASIC</span><span>)</span></p></td><td style="width:185.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Each of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) a member of ASIC (within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001</span><span>);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a staff member (within the meaning of that Act)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:173pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AUSTRAC</span></p></td><td style="width:185.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>An AUSTRAC entrusted person (within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Anti</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">Money Laundering and Counter</span><span style="font-style:italic">‑</span><span style="font-style:italic">Terrorism Financing Act 2006</span><span>)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>