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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.76EVerification of identity for application
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### sec.76E Verification of identity for application
A prospective resident may give identity documents to a provider or provider’s agent to verify the prospective resident’s identity by—
giving a copy of the original identity document; or
allowing the provider or provider’s agent to access or sight the original identity document.
If a document is accessed or sighted by the provider or provider’s agent under subsection (1) (b) , the provider or provider’s agent must not keep a copy of the original identity document without the prospective resident’s consent.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
s 76E ins 2024 No. 27 s 51
(sec.76E-ssec.1) A prospective resident may give identity documents to a provider or provider’s agent to verify the prospective resident’s identity by— giving a copy of the original identity document; or allowing the provider or provider’s agent to access or sight the original identity document.
(sec.76E-ssec.2) If a document is accessed or sighted by the provider or provider’s agent under subsection (1) (b) , the provider or provider’s agent must not keep a copy of the original identity document without the prospective resident’s consent. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) giving a copy of the original identity document; or
- (b) allowing the provider or provider’s agent to access or sight the original identity document.