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The Australian government has introduced a Consumer Data Right giving consumers greater control over their data. Part of this right requires the creation of common technical standards making it easier and safer for consumers to access data held about them by businesses, and – if they choose to – share this data via application programming interfaces (APIs) with trusted, accredited third parties.
These standards are maintained by the Data Standards Body (DSB), with the Data Standards Chair as the decision maker. The Data Standards Body is part of the Treasury. The work of standards development is conducted in consultation with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) as co-regulator of the Consumer Data Right, along with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
The Consumer Data Right is intended to apply sector by sector across the whole economy, beginning in the banking sector. The next step for Consumer Data Right is in the energy and telecommunications sectors with others sectors to follow.
This wiki and the Consumer Data Standards README document contains a high level overview of the DSB's CDS specification, how to get started and details on how to contribute.
We provide detailed changes for each CDS release.
Be sure to read the contribution guidelines as well as the raising issues guidelines before reporting a new CDS issue or change request.
For previous meetings, please read the minutes. You can also join the mail list to attend the DSB industry calls.