South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts99E—Notice of listing if database used
(1) This section
applies if—
(a) a
person (the "applicant") applies to a landlord, whether or not through the
landlord's agent, to enter into a residential tenancy agreement; and
(b) the
landlord or, if the application is made through the landlord's agent, the
landlord or agent uses a residential tenancy database for checking whether
personal information about the applicant is in the database; and
(c)
personal information about the applicant is in the database.
(2) The landlord or
agent must, as soon as possible but within 7 days after using the
database, give the applicant a written notice stating—
(a) the
name of the database; and
(b) that
personal information about the applicant is in the database; and
(c) the
name of each person who listed the personal information in the database; and
(d) how
and in what circumstances the applicant can have the personal information
removed or amended under this Division.
Maximum penalty: $35 000.
Expiation fee: $2 000.
(3) However,
subsection (2)(c) requires the written notice to state the name of a
person only if the person is identified in the residential tenancy database as
the person who listed the personal information in the database.