Residential Tenancy Act 1997
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48U Interpretation
[Section 48U Inserted by No. 35 of 2011, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2012] In this Part –
database means a system, device or other thing used for storing information, whether electronically or in some other form;
database operator means an entity that operates a residential tenancy database;
inaccurate, in relation to personal information in a residential tenancy database, includes information that is inaccurate because –
(a) the information indicates that the person owes an owner an amount that is more than the security deposit for a residential tenancy agreement; and
(b) the amount owed was paid to the owner more than 3 months after the amount became due;
list, personal information in a residential tenancy database –
(a) means –
(i) enter the personal information into the database; or
(ii) give the personal information to a database operator or someone else for entry into the database; and
(b) includes amend personal information about a person in the database to include additional personal information about the person;
out of date, in relation to personal information in a residential tenancy database, means the information is no longer accurate because –
(a) for a listing made on the basis the person owes an owner an amount that is more than the security deposit for a residential tenancy agreement, the amount owed was paid to the owner within 3 months after the amount became due; or
(b) for a listing made on the basis the Court has made an order under section 41 terminating the residential tenancy agreement, the order has been revoked following a review of the making of the order;