Revenue NSW serves up irrelevant personal data in unclaimed money search

Warwick Ponder
Editor
7 Jan, 2026
Revenue NSW is handing out buckets of personal information to complete strangers when citizens search for unclaimed cheques, dividends and other money.
Revenue NSW serves up irrelevant personal data in unclaimed money search

Revenue NSW is handing out buckets of personal information to complete strangers when citizens search for unclaimed cheques, dividends and other money.

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