Fees and levies for Consumer Data Right
Learn about CDR fees and levies under the Customer and Product Data Act 2025. Find details on accreditation fees, annual levies, and how they fund compliance and oversight.
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What are fees and levies
Fees and levies are charges set under the Customer and Product Data Act 2025 and its regulations. They fund the operation of the Consumer Data Right (CDR) framework, including accreditation, compliance, and oversight.
Fees
Fees apply when an organisation:
- Applies for accreditation as an accredited requestor
- Renews its accreditation.
Current fees (GST exclusive):
- Application for accreditation
- $2,000 – intermediary class
- $1,500 – non-intermediary class
- Renewal of accreditation
- $1,700 – intermediary class
- $1,000 – non-intermediary class
If an application covers more than one class, only the highest fee applies.
Customer and Product Data (Fees) Regulations 2025(external link) — New Zealand Legislation
Levies
Levies are annual charges paid by data holders and accredited requestors. They fund:
- MBIE’s operations function as regulator of CDR
- MBIE’s CDR support function for participants and consumers
- Privacy Commissioner activities related to CDR
- CDR standards development
- Dispute resolution schemes
- Compliance and enforcement activities.
Levies are calculated based on factors such as:
- Total assets (for certain classes)
- Gross annual revenue (for others)
Classes and levy amounts are set out in the Customer and Product Data (Levies) Regulations 2025.
Customer and Product Data Act 2025, section 135(external link) — New Zealand Legislation
Customer and Product Data (Levies) Regulations 2025(external link) — New Zealand Legislation
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