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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 439L

Application to Tribunal for removal or amendment of listing

S. 439L(1) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 307(1).

    (1)     A person may apply to the Tribunal for an order—

S. 439L(1)(a) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 307(1).

        (a)     prohibiting a residential rental provider or a database operator from listing personal information about that person that a residential rental provider or database operator proposes to list on a residential tenancy database; or

S. 439L(1)(b) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 307(1).

        (b)     requiring a residential rental provider or a database operator to amend personal information about that person that is listed or to be listed in a residential tenancy database; or

S. 439L(1)(c) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 307(1).

        (c)     requiring a residential rental provider or a database operator to remove personal information about that person that is listed in a residential tenancy database—

if the residential rental provider or database operator fails to comply with section 439D, 439E, 439F or 439G in relation to the listing of that personal information.

    (2)     A person may apply to the Tribunal for an order requiring a database operator to remove personal information about that person from a residential tenancy database if the database operator has failed to comply with section 439H or 439K in relation to the listing of that personal information.

S. 439L(2A) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 307(2).

    (2A)     A person who is a victim of family violence or personal violence may apply to the Tribunal for an order requiring a residential rental provider, that person's agent or a database operator to remove or not list personal information about the person in a residential tenancy database.

S. 439L(2B) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 307(2).

    (2B)     A person may apply to the Tribunal for an order requiring a database operator to amend a listing of personal information on a residential tenancy database or to remove any information.

S. 439L(2C) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 307(2).

    (2C)     A person may apply to the Tribunal for an order requiring a residential rental provider, that person's agent or a database operator to remove or not list personal information about the person.

    (3)     An application may be made under this section irrespective of whether the personal information in respect of which the application is made was listed in a residential tenancy database before, on or after the commencement of this Part.

Note

This section does not provide for claims for compensation. If a court finds a person guilty of an offence or convicts a person of an   offence under this Part, a person who has suffered injury as a   direct result of the offence may apply to the court for compensation under Division 2 of Part 4 of the Sentencing Act 1991 .

S. 439M inserted by No. 67/2010 s. 90.



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