South Australian Current Acts

FAIR TRADING ACT 1987 - SECT 31

31—Procedures in respect of prescribed reports

        (1)         A reporting agency or trader must adopt all procedures reasonably practicable for ensuring accuracy and fairness in the contents of prescribed reports provided by the agency or trader.

        (2)         A reporting agency or trader must not include in any prescribed report—

            (a)         any information based on evidence that is not the best evidence reasonably available; or

            (b)         any unfavourable personal information based upon hearsay evidence unless the agency or trader has made reasonable efforts to substantiate the evidence on which the personal information is based and, where the information is unsubstantiated, the lack of substantiation is stated in any report in which the information is given.

        (3)         A reporting agency or trader must not include in any prescribed report information as to the race, colour or religious or political belief or affiliation of any person.