Residential Tenancies Act 1997
90Notice of listing if database used
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90 Notice of listing if database used (a) a person (the applicant) applies to a lessor, or a lessor’s agent, to enter into a residential tenancy agreement; and (b) the lessor, or the lessor’s agent, uses a residential tenancy database to check whether personal information about the applicant is in the database; and (c) personal information about the applicant is in the database. (2) The lessor, or the lessor’s agent, must, as soon as possible but within 7 days after using the residential tenancy database, give the applicant written notice of the following: (a) the name of the residential tenancy database; (b) that personal information about the applicant is in the database;
(c) the name of each person who listed personal information in the database and is identified in the database; (d) how and in what circumstances the applicant can have the personal information removed or amended under this part.