[Your name and address]

[Address of local Fair Trading Centre]

[Date]

Dear Sir/Madam

FAILURE TO [AMEND/REMOVE] PERSONAL INFORMATION ON TENANCY DATABASE

I signed a residential tenancy agreement for the above premises on [date].

On [date] I discovered that my personal information was listed on a tenancy database operated by [name of organisation].
 
On [date], I asked the [landlord/landlord’s agent] to [amend/remove] my personal information listed on a tenancy database operated by [name of database operator].

On [date], the [landlord/landlord’s agent] gave [name of database operator] written notice that my personal information was to be [amended/removed].

As of today’s date, my personal information has not been [amended/removed] by [name of database operator].
 
I draw your attention to section 215 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) (“the Act”), which states:

“(1)  This section applies if a landlord or agent of a landlord who has listed personal information about a person in a residential tenancy database gives the database operator that operates the database written notice that the personal information must be:
(a)  amended in a stated way to make it accurate, complete and unambiguous, or
(b)  removed.
(2)  The database operator must amend the personal information in the stated way, or remove the personal information, within 14 days of the notice being given.”.

The Act provides that a breach of the above section is an offence punishable by a fine of up to $2200.

I have attached a copy of:
•	my residential tenancy agreement; and,
•	the written notice given to the database operator.

I ask that Fair Trading investigate this breach of the Act and prosecute [name of database operator] for the offence. If Fair Trading decides not to take action, I ask that I be provided with written reasons for that decision.

Please do not hesitate to contact me on [phone number] if you wish to discuss this matter.

Yours faithfully,

[Your Name]