48ZCProviding copy of personal information listed

48ZC Providing copy of personal information listed

[Section 48ZC Inserted by No. 35 of 2011, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2012]

(1)  An owner or owner's agent who lists personal information about a person in a residential tenancy database must, if asked in writing by the person, give the person a copy of the information within 14 days after the request is made.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  A database operator must, if asked in writing by a person whose personal information is in the residential tenancy database kept by the operator, give the person a copy of the information within 14 days after the request is made.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  If an owner or owner's agent charges a fee for giving personal information under subsection (1) , or a database operator charges a fee for giving personal information under subsection (2) , the subsection applies only if the fee has been paid.

(4)  An owner or owner's agent charging a fee for giving personal information under subsection (1) , or a database operator charging a fee for giving personal information under subsection (2) , must ensure that the fee –

(a) is not excessive; and

(b) applies to the giving of the information and not to the lodging of a request for the information.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.