Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A relevant person may collect or use relevant information, or disclose relevant information to another relevant person, to the extent necessary for any of the following purposes—
(a) to determine whether an applicant meets the eligibility criteria for social housing;
(b) to determine which priority category applies to an eligible applicant;
(c) to determine whether to allocate a tenancy in social housing to an eligible applicant;
(d) to determine the health, safety and support needs and housing requirements of individuals who are seeking housing assistance;
(e) to facilitate the management and granting of tenancies in social housing and in other housing to support individuals to access housing that is appropriate to their needs;
(f) to prepare reports and compile statistics in relation to the use of the Victorian Housing Register;
(g) to perform any other functions or exercise any power under this Act;
(h) to give information that the relevant person is otherwise expressly authorised, permitted or required to give under this Act.
(2) In addition to the purposes referred to in subsection (1), a relevant person who is also an authorised person may collect or use relevant information, or disclose relevant information to another relevant person, to the extent necessary for any of the following purposes—
(a) to establish and administer the Victorian Housing Register;
(b) to maintain the accuracy of the Victorian Housing Register.
Note
See IPP 2.1(f) of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 and HPP 1.1(b) and 2.2(c) of the Health Records Act 2001 .
(3) Nothing in this section affects any
prohibition in any Act (other than this Act, the Health Records Act 2001 and
the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 ) on the collection, use or
disclosure of the relevant information.
Pt 8B (Heading and ss 142JA – 142JC) inserted by No. 40/2022 s. 26.
Part VIIIB—Victorian Affordable Housing Programs
S. 142JA inserted by No. 40/2022 s. 26.