Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 308I

308I Confidentiality

(1) This section applies to any of the following persons who have had access to relevant information in relation to a notice ending tenancy interest—

(a) the lessor;

(b) the lessor’s agent;

(c) a person (an
"employee" ) who has access to the relevant information in the course of the person’s employment by the lessor or lessor’s agent.

(2) The person must not disclose the relevant information to anyone except in the following circumstances—

(a) the lessor disclosing the relevant information to the lessor’s agent;

(b) the lessor’s agent disclosing the relevant information to the lessor;

(c) an employee of the lessor or lessor’s agent disclosing the relevant information to the lessor or agent;

(d) the person disclosing the relevant information to a lawyer while obtaining legal advice;

(e) the person disclosing the relevant information in a proceeding in a court or tribunal;

(f) the person disclosing the relevant information as required by a law.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

"relevant information" , for a notice ending tenancy interest, means—

(a) evidence supporting the notice; or

(b) personal information about the tenant who gives the notice, including information about the tenant’s intention to vacate the premises.