18AApplying for a tenancy

18A Applying for a tenancy (1) The Commissioner may, in writing, approve a class of information or documents relating to prospective tenants that a landlord may require a prospective tenant to provide in support of an application for a tenancy of residential premises. (2) If a landlord requires a prospective tenant to apply for a tenancy, the landlord must not require the tenant to provide any information or a document that is not approved by the Commissioner under subsection (1).

Residential Tenancies Act 1999 14 (3) A landlord commits an offence if the landlord contravenes subsection (2). Maximum penalty 20 penalty units. (4) Within 5 business days of entering into a tenancy agreement or deciding not to enter into a tenancy agreement, a landlord must destroy any information or documents the landlord received from any applicant for the tenancy who did not become a party to a tenancy agreement with the landlord.