Photographing and Filming Tenants’ Possessions for Advertising Purposes: Consultation Paper

Appendix C: Use of photographs and videos for advertising purposes

Jurisdiction

Victoria

New South Wales

Australian Capital Territory

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Tasmania

Act

No legislation governing this circumstance

No legislation governing this circumstance

No legislation governing this circumstance

Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (Qld)

No legislation governing

this circumstance

No legislation governing

this circumstance

No legislation governing this circumstance

Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013 (Tas) (not yet proclaimed)

Relevant provisions

N/A

N/A

N/A

Unless the lessor or agent has the tenant’s written consent, the lessor or agent must not use a photo or other image of the premises in an advertisement if the photo or image shows something belonging to the tenant: s 203

N/A

N/A

N/A

An owner of residential premises must not, without the written consent of a tenant, display to the public a photograph of the premises that displays any object that may identify the tenant or another person or that belongs to the tenant: Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013 (Tas) s 26 inserting section 55A to Residential Tenancy Act 1997 (Tas)

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