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PROPERTY, STOCK AND BUSINESS AGENTS ACT 1941


- As at 7 July 2003 
- Act 28 of 1941 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      (Repealed)
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Act not to apply to certain persons or bodies
   5.      Repeal of certain Acts

   PART 2 - (Repealed)

   PART 3 - REAL ESTATE AGENTS, STOCK AND STATION AGENTS, BUSINESS AGENTS, STRATA MANAGING AGENTS, COMMUNITY MANAGING AGENTS AND ON-SITE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGERS

           Division 1 - Licences

   20.     Agents to be licensed
   21.     Each separate place of business to be in charge of licensee
   22.     Licences
   22A.    Phasing in of 3-year licences
   23.     Procedure
   23A.    Restoration of licence by Director-General
   23B.    Objection to application for restoration of licence
   23C.    Effect of decision on application for restoration of licence
           24, 25. (Repealed)
   26.     Interstate licences
           27, 28. (Repealed)
   29.     Cancellation of licence
   29A.    Disqualification of former licensees etc
   30.     Register to be kept by Director-General
   30A.    Commencement of certain determinations and orders
   31.     Appeal

           Division 2 - Licensees generally

   32.     Effect of disqualification on membership etc of corporation
   33.     Failure to deliver up licence
   34.     Registered office and address
   35.     Publication of name of licensee
   36.     Money to be paid to trust account
   36AA.   Determination of trust account rate
   36AB.   Prescribed percentage of trust account rate
   36AC.   Interest earned on trust accounts to be paid to Statutory Interest Account
   36AD.   Bank, building society or credit union to provide Director-General with certain information
   36AE.   Sections 36AC and 36AD not to apply to certain accounts
   36AF.   Offences by banks, building societies and credit unions
   36A.    Unclaimed trust moneys held by a licensee
   36B.    Unclaimed trust moneys held by a former licensee
   36C.    Disposal of unclaimed money in trust accounts
           36D-36F. (Repealed)
   37.     Banks, building societies and credit unions to be relieved from liability in certain cases
   38.     Record to be kept
   38A.    Furnishing of particulars of trust account or transactions
   38B.    Inspection of records
   38C.    Power to obtain books or records
   38D.    Audit of licensees' books and other records
   38E.    Qualifications and duties of auditors
   39.     Certain persons not to be employed by licensees
   39AA.   Procedure for approvals under sec 39
   39A.    Licensee not to share commission etc with certain persons
   39B.    Subagency agreements etc to be in writing
   40.     Production of licence
   41.     Licensee not to lend licence
   42.     Provisions as to commission etc
   42AA.   Agency agreements to be in writing
   42A.    Review of commissions, fees etc
   43.     Publication of name and place of business in advertisements
   43A.    Business names

           Division 3 - Auctioneers

   44.     (Repealed)
   45.     Collusive practices at auction sales
   46.     Entry by auctioneer or employee in record or book kept by auctioneer as purchaser of land or livestock sold by auction of any name other than the name of the actual successful bidder
   47.     Notice of material parts of secs 45 and 85C to be given at auction sale
   48.     Misrepresentation as to quality etc
   49.     Bidding by seller or auctioneer or persons on their behalf
   50.     Livestock auctions: "comeback" prohibited

           Division 4 - Business agents

   50A.    (Repealed)
   50B.    Records to be kept by business agent
   50C.    (Repealed)
   50D.    Agents for sale of businesses to be authorised in writing
           50E-50H. (Repealed)

           Division 5 - Stock and station agents

   50I.    (Repealed)

           Division 6 - (Repealed)

           Division 7 - Strata managing agents and community managing agents

   50K.    Definitions
   50L.    Production of certain instruments

   PART 4 - REAL ESTATE SALESPERSONS, STOCK AND STATION SALESPERSONS, BUSINESS SALESPERSONS AND TRAINEE MANAGING AGENTS

           Division 1 - Interpretation

   51.     Definitions

           Division 2 - (Repealed)

           Division 3 - Real estate salespersons, stock and station salespersons, business salespersons and trainee managing agents

   56.     Persons required to be registered
   56A.    (Repealed)
   57.     Procedure
   58.     Register to be kept by Director-General
   58A.    Registration of supervising licensees
   59.     Registered employer and registered address
   60.     Cancellation of certificate of registration
   60AA.   Disqualification of former certificate of registration holders
   60A.    Commencement of certain determinations and orders
   61.     Appeal
   62.     Production of certificate of registration
   63.     Holder not to lend certificate of registration
   63A.    Failure to deliver up certificate

   PART 4A - PROPERTY SERVICES STATUTORY INTEREST ACCOUNT

   63B.    Statutory Interest Account
   63C.    Money payable to Statutory Interest Account
   63D.    Application of money in Statutory Interest Account
   63E.    Application of money for purposes of certain Acts
   63F.    Application of money for the purposes of the Fair Trading Act 1987
   63G.    (Repealed)
   63H.    Application of money for the purposes of Strata Schemes Management Act 1996

   PART 5 - (Repealed)

   PART 6 - COMPENSATION FUND

           Division 1 - Establishment and management

   64A.    Compensation Fund
   64B.    Money payable to Compensation Fund
   64C.    Application of money in Compensation Fund

           Division 2 - Contributions and levies

   64D.    Contributions
   64E.    Levies

           Division 3 - Claims

   64F.    Definitions
   64G.    Meaning of "failure to account"
   64H.    Application of Compensation Fund
   64I.    Claims against Compensation Fund
   64J.    Legal proceedings
   64K.    Maximum recoverable
   64L.    Aggregate recoverable
   64M.    Advertisements
   64N.    Action after advertisement
   64O.    Subrogation
   64P.    Production of documents
   64Q.    Satisfaction of claims and judgments

           Division 4 - Examination of accounts of licensees and former licensees

   64R.    Definitions
   64S.    Appointment of qualified person to examine licensee's accounts
   64T.    Confidentiality
   64U.    Former licensees
           65-83. (Repealed)

   PART 6A - RECEIVERS

   83A.    Definitions
   83B.    Power of Court to appoint receiver in certain cases
   83C.    Application for appointment of receiver
   83D.    Copy of order appointing receiver to be served on licensee
   83E.    Receiver may require delivery of property
   83F.    Receiver may forbid withdrawal of moneys from financial institution
   83G.    Receiver may take possession of property
   83H.    Improperly withdrawing money or destroying or concealing property
   83I.    Power of receiver to deal with property
   83J.    Application for directions
   83K.    Property claimed by licensee
   83L.    Liens for costs on property held by receiver
   83M.    Power of Court to order person to appear for examination by receiver
   83N.    Application for termination of appointment of receiver
   83O.    Property not dealt with by receiver
   83P.    Receiver may invest moneys in hands
   83Q.    Remuneration of receiver and expenses of receivership
   83R.    Cost of proceedings
   83S.    Claim or charge against receiver may be paid from Compensation Fund
   83T.    Re-opening of agreement as to receiver's remuneration
   83U.    Court may review receiver's expenses
   83V.    Power of Court to give general directions
   83W.    Receiver not deemed to be personal representative
   83X.    Property held by receiver to be free from execution or attachment
   83Y.    Returns by receiver

   PART 7 - GENERAL

   84.     Offences in connection with the sale of allotments of land
   84AA.   Proposed contract for sale of residential property
   84AB.   Contracts for sale of residential property
   84AC.   Procedure following rescission
   84A.    Penalty for publishing false or misleading advertisements
   84B.    Misrepresentation by licensee, salesperson or trainee managing agent
   85.     Construction of certain agreements
   85A.    Live stock auctions: warranty as to certain diseases and conditions
   85B.    Contracting out of prescribed terms and conditions of auction sales
   85C.    Auction sales: successful bidder to supply information to auctioneer etc
   86.     Furnishing incorrect particulars in applications
   86A.    Officers of Department not to disclose information
   86B.    Service of writs etc
   86C.    Penalty notices
   87.     Offences against Act
   87A.    Time for commencing proceedings
   88.     Wrongful conversion and false accounts
   89.     Certificate evidence of licence or registration
   90.     Civil remedy not affected by proceedings for an offence
   91.     Corporations
   92.     Regulations
   93.     Savings and transitional provisions
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           Schedule 3 (Repealed)


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