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AU: Consumer Data Right (CDR) — Open Banking

Regulator APRA
Jurisdiction AU
Status live
Applicability Platform

The Consumer Data Right (CDR) is Australia's open banking framework, established under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Part IVD) and the Consumer Data Right Act 2019. It requires accredited Data Holders (ADIs) to share customer data with Accredited Data Recipients (ADRs) on valid consumer consent. Phase 1 covered product reference data (no consent required); Phase 2 consumer account data (with consent); Phase 3+ extensions to business accounts and payment initiation are ongoing. The ACCC administers CDR Rules; OAIC handles privacy aspects under the Privacy Safeguards; the Data Standards Body (DSB) maintains the Consumer Data Standards (CDS).

The CDR API must meet FAPI 1.0 Advanced security profile (OAuth 2.0 / OIDC). Data Holders must verify ADR accreditation status before sharing data. CDR complaints are handled through AFCA. Remedies for CDR non-compliance include enforceable undertakings, civil penalties, and ACCC enforcement action.

Platform CDR status: CDR implementation is not yet within the current platform build scope. All platform obligations below are marked ❌ Gap — no attributed modules exist. CDR implementation will be a dedicated project tracked in the platform roadmap when the ACCC registration timeline requires it. The consent management infrastructure (MOD-049) provides foundational components but is not currently configured for CDR-compliant data sharing.


Compliance register

This register maps every material obligation under the CDR to the platform control or institutional process that satisfies it. It is the static traceability layer for the Totara compliance report — dynamic data (module build status, test evidence, control test dates) is overlaid at runtime.

Scope legend

Symbol Meaning
🤖 Automated Platform enforces or performs the obligation. Primary control mode is GATE, AUTO, CALC, or ALERT. Human action is not required in the normal case.
📊 Evidenced Platform captures the evidence trail automatically. Human compliance decision sits on top. Primary control mode is LOG.
🏛 Institutional Obligation is met by a process entirely outside the platform — training programmes, board governance, HR, legal. Platform may generate evidence inputs but does not own the process.
N/A Obligation does not apply to this deployment configuration.

Build legend

Symbol Meaning
Module built and deployed
🔨 Module planned — not yet built (build_status: Not started)
Uncontrolled gap — no module attributed

Data sharing obligations

Ref Obligation Scope Policy Platform controls Build
CDR Rules r.1.14 Share product reference data (rates, fees, product terms) without requiring consumer consent ❌ Gap CON-007, PAY-010 No module attributed. CDR product reference data API endpoint not yet built.
CDR Rules r.1.15 Share consumer account data with ADRs on valid, in-scope consumer consent ❌ Gap CON-007, PAY-010 No module attributed. MOD-049 (open banking consent management) provides consent storage infrastructure but is not yet configured for CDR data-holder obligations. CDR data sharing API not built.
CDR Rules r.4.6 Verify ADR accreditation status via ACCC register before sharing any consumer data ❌ Gap CON-007 No module attributed. ADR accreditation verification not built.
CDS CDR API must conform to Consumer Data Standards (FAPI 1.0 Advanced / OpenID Connect); 99.5% monthly availability ❌ Gap PAY-010 No module attributed. CDR-compliant API endpoint not built. MOD-061 (open banking API platform) is not currently CDR-certified.

Ref Obligation Scope Policy Platform controls Build
CDR Rules r.4.1 Obtain consumer consent before sharing account data; consent must be granular (data clusters), time-limited, and revocable at any time ❌ Gap CON-007, PRI-006 No dedicated CDR consent module attributed. MOD-049 provides a consent management infrastructure; CDR-specific consent schema (data clusters, duration, purpose) is not yet configured.
CDR Rules r.4.12 Allow consumers to withdraw consent at any time; cease data sharing immediately on withdrawal ❌ Gap CON-007, PRI-006 No module attributed for CDR consent withdrawal.
CDR Privacy Safeguards Comply with CDR Privacy Safeguards (aligned to Privacy Act 1988); handle CDR data only for the consented purpose ❌ Gap PRI-006 No CDR-specific privacy controls attributed. See au-privacy-act for general privacy platform controls.

Complaints and dispute resolution

Ref Obligation Scope Policy Platform controls Build
CDR Rules r.7.7 Handle CDR-related consumer complaints through the IDR process; AFCA is the EDR for CDR disputes 📊 Evidenced CON-007 MOD-053 (LOG) — complaint case management is available for CDR disputes when implementation occurs; CDR-specific complaint categorisation not yet configured. See au-afca-rules for AFCA obligations. 🔨

Institutional obligations (not platform scope)

The following CDR obligations are the responsibility of the institution, not the platform.

Obligation Owner Platform evidence input
ACCC Data Holder registration and ongoing accreditation Chief Technology Officer / General Counsel
CDR implementation timeline and project delivery Chief Technology Officer
Consumer data request scheme participation Chief Technology Officer
CDR policy documentation and privacy safeguard compliance Privacy Officer

Coverage summary

Area Total obligations Platform automated 🤖 Platform evidenced 📊 Institutional 🏛 Gap ❌
Data sharing 4 0 0 0 4
Consent management 3 0 0 0 3
Complaints 1 0 1 0 0
Total 8 0 (0%) 1 (12%) 0 7 (88%)

CDR platform implementation is not yet in scope. All data-sharing and consent obligations have no attributed modules. This is a deliberate platform boundary choice pending ACCC registration and CDR implementation project initiation.


Policy Title
CON-007 Consumer Data Right (CDR) Policy
PAY-010 Open Banking & API Access
PRI-006 Customer Data Access & Correction Policy

Official documentation


Policies referencing this standard

  • CON-007 — Consumer Data Right (CDR) Policy
  • PAY-010 — Open Banking & API access
  • PRI-006 — Customer Data Access & Correction Policy

Compiled 2026-05-22 from source/entities/regulations/au-cdr.yaml