The Consumer Data Standards program is just one part of a larger cross-government collaboration designed to give Australian consumers greater control over their data. There are a number of useful sources providing background information about the Consumer Data Right, and outlining next steps.
Reports
The Consumer Data Standards Program is producing a range of reports and outputs from workshops and research.
Consultations
Consultations are published on Github and on this website. The community is encouraged to provide feedback on consultations relating to the Consumer Data Standards when the feedback period is open.
Data Standards Advisory Committee
The role of the Data Standards Advisory Committee is to support the Chair of the Data Standards Body within the scope of the Government’s Consumer Data Right.
Consultative Groups
A Consultative Group would be established by the Data Standards Chair as a group to provide advice to the Chair on the development of standards.
Inside Government
- Treasury: the Australian Treasury initiated discussions regarding a Consumer Data Right and is the lead policy agency. The Consumer Data Right builds on work undertaken by Treasury over 2017-2018 exploring Open Banking in Australia. You can find out about the status of Treasury consultations on the Consumer Data Right here.
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: The ACCC is the lead regulator for the Consumer Data Right, and is responsible for setting rules in relation to the operation of the CDR regime. The ACCC has been undertaking consultations on rules to guide implementation of the CDR on its website here.
- The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner: the OAIC will work with the ACCC and Treasury to establish privacy safeguards for the CDR regime. The OAIC will operate alongside the ACCC to regulate privacy-related aspects of the CDR.
Outside government
A range of organisations have been writing and providing updates about the CDR, as well as about open banking. We’ve shared links to the information we’ve seen below. If you’d like to have your resources added to this page, drop us an email at contact@consumerdatastandards.gov.au.
- Australian consumer organisation CHOICE has published a succinct, detailed overview of the proposed Consumer Data Right – specifically its implementation in the banking sector – and the technical standards underpinning it.
- The UK Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) has published a range of information related to open banking in the UK, how it is being taken up, its API standards and user experience guidelines for organisations implementing open banking.