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ARTICLE · 23 NOVEMBER 2006

Report On Residential Tenancy Databases

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The Residential Tenancy Database Working Party (Working Party) has released its Report on Residential Tenancy Databases.

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Duncan Giles
Duncan Giles
Adrian Chotar
Adrian Chotar

The Residential Tenancy Database Working Party (Working Party) has released its Report on Residential Tenancy Databases. The Working Party was established by the Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs and the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General in response to public concerns about the use and operation of residential tenancy databases (RTDs) in Australia. RTDs contain information about an individual’s tenancy history and are commonly used to screen prospective tenants and to list tenants who are in breach of their tenancy agreements.

As part of its review, the Working Party released an issues paper to seek the public’s input on problems and issues associated with RTDs. The Working Party received 61 submissions from stakeholders in response to the issues paper. The new report identifies key issues arising from those submissions and provides an overview of existing Commonwealth, state and territory legislation that regulate RTDs.

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