Housing Act 1983
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).