Residential Tenancy Act 1997
48ZFurther restrictions on listing
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48Z Further restrictions on listing
[Section 48Z Inserted by No. 35 of 2011, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2012]
(1) An owner, owner's agent or database operator must not list personal information about a person in a residential tenancy database unless the owner, agent or operator –
(a) has, without charging a fee –
(i) given the person a copy of the personal information; or
(ii) taken other reasonable steps to disclose the personal information to the person; and
(b) has given the person at least 14 days to review the personal information and make submissions –
(i) objecting to its entry into the database; or
(ii) about its accuracy, completeness and clarity; and
(c) has considered any submissions made.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the owner, owner's agent or database operator cannot locate the person after making reasonable enquiries.
(3) Subsection (1)(b) and (c) do not apply –
(a) to information that, at the time of the listing, is contained in publicly available Court records; or
(b) to a listing involving only an amendment of personal information about a person under section 48ZA .