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142CWhat information is to be included in the Victorian Housing Register?
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142C What information is to be included in the Victorian Housing Register?
(1) The Victorian Housing Register may include the following information*—*
(a) the personal details of an applicant;
(b) the priority category determined to apply to an eligible applicant;
(c) the personal details of a household member of an applicant;
(d) the full name and contact details of a person nominated by an applicant, if any;
(e) any other information that is relevant to an application for a tenancy in social housing;
S. 142C(1)(f) amended by No. 40/2022 s. 41(3).
(f) any other information that Homes Victoria considers appropriate to include in the Victorian Housing Register.
(2) In this section—
S. 142C(2) def. of *personal details* amended by No. 13/2019 s. 221(Sch. 1 item 21).
***personal details***, of an applicant, or of a household member of an applicant, includes the following—
(a) the individual's full name and contact details;
(b) the individual's date of birth and gender;
(c) the full name and contact details of the individual's guardian (within the meaning of section 3(1) of the **Guardianship and Administration Act 2019**), if any;
(d) the health, safety and support needs of the individual, including health information that is relevant to the individual's housing requirements;
(e) sensitive information that is relevant to the individual's housing requirements;
(f) any unique identifier assigned to the individual;
(g) any other information relating to an assessment of the individual's housing requirements.
S. 142D inserted by No. 75/2016 s. 5, amended by No. 40/2022 s. 41(4).