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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.457DRequirements about collecting personal information
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### sec.457D Requirements about collecting personal information
This section applies to a person collecting personal information about an applicant, tenant or resident in relation to a residential tenancy agreement or rooming accommodation agreement.
The person may collect the personal information—
in relation to an applicant—only for the purposes of assessing the suitability of the applicant as a tenant or resident for the premises; or
in relation to a tenant or resident—only if the information relates to the management of the agreement.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
For subsection (2) (b) , photographs taken of the rental property during inspections are information relating to the management of the agreement.
s 457D ins 2024 No. 27 s 80
(sec.457D-ssec.1) This section applies to a person collecting personal information about an applicant, tenant or resident in relation to a residential tenancy agreement or rooming accommodation agreement.
(sec.457D-ssec.2) The person may collect the personal information— in relation to an applicant—only for the purposes of assessing the suitability of the applicant as a tenant or resident for the premises; or in relation to a tenant or resident—only if the information relates to the management of the agreement. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.457D-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) , photographs taken of the rental property during inspections are information relating to the management of the agreement.
- (a) in relation to an applicant—only for the purposes of assessing the suitability of the applicant as a tenant or resident for the premises; or
- (b) in relation to a tenant or resident—only if the information relates to the management of the agreement.