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Residential Tenancies Act 1997
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98 Application to ACAT about contravention
(1) A person who claims that personal information about the person has
been listed in a residential tenancy database in contravention of this
part may apply to the ACAT about the listing of the information.
(2) The application must be made within 6 months after the day the
person becomes aware of the listing of the personal information in the
residential tenancy database.
(3) If the ACAT decides there has been a contravention of a provision of
this part, it may—
(a) order a person to take stated steps to remedy the contravention;
or
(b) make any other order it considers appropriate.
Note If the ACAT makes an order under this part, it may also order
compensation under s 101.