Privacy Act 1988
  1. The Client agrees for Eltech to obtain from a credit reporting agency a credit report containing personal credit information about the Client in relation to credit provided by Eltech.
  2. The Client agrees that Eltech may exchange information about the Client with those credit providers either named as trade referees by the Client or named in a consumer credit report issued by a credit reporting agency for the following purposes:
    1. to assess an application by the Client; and/or
    2. to notify other credit providers of a default by the Client; and/or
    3. to exchange information with other credit providers as to the status of this credit account, where the Client is in default with other credit providers; and/or
    4. to assess the creditworthiness of the Client.
  3. The Client understands that the information exchanged can include anything about the Client’s creditworthiness, credit standing, credit history or credit capacity that credit providers are allowed to exchange under the Privacy Act 1988.
  4. The Client consents to Eltech being given a consumer credit report to collect overdue payment on commercial credit (Section 18K(1)(h) Privacy Act 1988).
  5. The Client agrees that personal credit information provided may be used and retained by Eltech for the following purposes (and for other purposes as shall be agreed between the Client and Eltech or required by law from time to time):
    1. the provision of Goods; and/or
    2. the marketing of Goods by Eltech, its agents or distributors; and/or
    3. analysing, verifying and/or checking the Client’s credit, payment and/or status in relation to the provision of Goods; and/or
    4. processing of any payment instructions, direct debit facilities and/or credit facilities requested by the Client; and/or
    5. enabling the daily operation of Client’s account and/or the collection of amounts outstanding in the Client’s account in relation to the Goods.
  6. Eltech may give information about the Client to a credit reporting agency for the following purposes:
    1. to obtain a consumer credit report about the Client;
    2. allow the credit reporting agency to create or maintain a credit information file containing information about the Client.
  7. The information given to the credit reporting agency may include:
    1. personal particulars (the Client’s name, sex, address, previous addresses, date of birth, name of employer and driver’s licence number);
    2. details concerning the Client’s application for credit or commercial credit and the amount requested;
    3. advice that Eltech is a current credit provider to the Client;
    4. advice of any overdue accounts, loan repayments, and/or any outstanding monies owing which are overdue by more than sixty (60) days, and for which debt collection action has been started;
    5. that the Client’s overdue accounts, loan repayments and/or any outstanding monies are no longer overdue in respect of any default that has been listed;
    6. information that, in the opinion of Eltech, the Client has committed a serious credit infringement (that is, fraudulently or shown an intention not to comply with the Client’s credit obligations);
    7. advice that cheques drawn by the Client for one hundred dollars ($100) or more, have been dishonoured more than once;
    8. that credit provided to the Client by Eltech has been paid or otherwise discharged.