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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.457ERequirements about collected information
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### sec.457E Requirements about collected information
A lessor, lessor’s agent, provider or provider’s agent (the relevant person ) must ensure that personal information about an applicant is—
stored in a secure way; and
accessed only by the relevant person for the purposes of assessing the suitability of the applicant as a tenant or resident for the premises; and
if the applicant does not become a tenant or resident—destroyed in a secure way within—
3 months after a residential tenancy agreement or a rooming accommodation agreement for the tenancy or accommodation for which the applicant applied commences; or
a longer period agreed to by the applicant.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
The relevant person must ensure that personal information about a tenant or resident is—
stored in a secure way; and
accessed only for the purposes of managing the premises or rental premises; and
destroyed in a secure way within 7 years after the end of the residential tenancy agreement or rooming accommodation agreement to which the information relates.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
s 457E ins 2024 No. 27 s 80
(sec.457E-ssec.1) A lessor, lessor’s agent, provider or provider’s agent (the relevant person ) must ensure that personal information about an applicant is— stored in a secure way; and accessed only by the relevant person for the purposes of assessing the suitability of the applicant as a tenant or resident for the premises; and if the applicant does not become a tenant or resident—destroyed in a secure way within— 3 months after a residential tenancy agreement or a rooming accommodation agreement for the tenancy or accommodation for which the applicant applied commences; or a longer period agreed to by the applicant. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.457E-ssec.2) The relevant person must ensure that personal information about a tenant or resident is— stored in a secure way; and accessed only for the purposes of managing the premises or rental premises; and destroyed in a secure way within 7 years after the end of the residential tenancy agreement or rooming accommodation agreement to which the information relates. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) stored in a secure way; and
- (b) accessed only by the relevant person for the purposes of assessing the suitability of the applicant as a tenant or resident for the premises; and
- (c) if the applicant does not become a tenant or resident—destroyed in a secure way within— (i) 3 months after a residential tenancy agreement or a rooming accommodation agreement for the tenancy or accommodation for which the applicant applied commences; or (ii) a longer period agreed to by the applicant.
- (i) 3 months after a residential tenancy agreement or a rooming accommodation agreement for the tenancy or accommodation for which the applicant applied commences; or
- (ii) a longer period agreed to by the applicant.
- (i) 3 months after a residential tenancy agreement or a rooming accommodation agreement for the tenancy or accommodation for which the applicant applied commences; or
- (ii) a longer period agreed to by the applicant.
- (a) stored in a secure way; and
- (b) accessed only for the purposes of managing the premises or rental premises; and
- (c) destroyed in a secure way within 7 years after the end of the residential tenancy agreement or rooming accommodation agreement to which the information relates.