Section 218 — Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

(1) A database operator must not keep personal information in the operator’s residential tenancy database for longer than—
(a) if the Australian Privacy Principles require the operator to remove the personal information within a stated period of less than 3 years—the stated period, or
(b) in any other case—3 years.
(2) However, this section does not apply to a person’s name if it is necessary to keep the name in the residential tenancy database for the purposes of other personal information about the person in the database that is not required to be removed under this section or another law.
(3) This section does not limit the operation of this Act or any other law that requires the removal of the personal information.
(4) In this section—
Australian Privacy Principles has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth.

Related sections

• s 215 — Ensuring quality of listing—database operator’s obligation
• s 216 — Provision of copies of listed personal information
• s 217 — Disputes about listings
• s 219 — Contracting out prohibited
• s 220 — Contracts Review Act 1980
• s 221 — Tenants’ agents

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