Estate Agents Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Scope of application
3 Interpretation
4 Excluded activities and persons
5 Exemptions
Part II COUNCIL FOR ESTATE AGENCIES
6 Establishment and incorporation of Council for Estate Agencies
7 Common seal
8 Constitution of Council
9 Functions and duties of Council
10 Powers of Council
11 Directions by Minister
12 Appointment of committees and delegation
13 Appointment of Executive Director and other employees, etc.
14 Preservation of secrecy
15 Protection from personal liability
16 Public servants
17 Financial year
18 Annual estimates
19 Moneys recovered or collected by Council
20 Grants
21 Power to borrow
22 Issue of shares, etc.
23 Bank account
24 Application of moneys
25 Investment power
26 Financial provisions
27 Annual report
Part III LICENSING OF ESTATE AGENTS AND REGISTRATION OF SALESPERSONS
28 Estate agents to be licensed
29 Salespersons to be registered
30 Eligibility of individuals to hold estate agent’s licence
31 Eligibility of other persons to hold estate agent’s licence
32 Eligibility to be registered salesperson
33 Applications for estate agent’s licence
34 Applications for registration of salespersons
35 Duration of licence and registration
36 Register and search of register
Part IV DUTIES AND LIABILITY
37 Registered address
38 Appointment and duties of key executive officer
39 Appointment of salespersons
40 Salesperson to act for one estate agent at any one time
41 Salesperson to operate under written agreement with estate agent
42 Codes of practice, ethics and conduct
43 Notice of certain events
44 Estate agency agreement required as regards certain proposals and undertakings
Part V INSPECTION, ENFORCEMENT, DISCIPLINE AND OFFENCES
45 Appointment of inspectors
46 Inspection of estate agents
47 Inspection of salespersons
48 Investigation and enforcement powers of inspectors
49 Complaints
50 Investigations
51 Disciplinary Panel and Disciplinary Committee
52 Disciplinary action, etc.
53 Powers and procedures of Disciplinary Committee
Part VI SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENCE AND REGISTRATION
54 Suspension or revocation of estate agent’s licence
55 Suspension or revocation of registration
56 Effect of revocation and suspension
Part VII APPEALS
57 Constitution of Appeals Board
58 Duty, powers and procedures of Appeals Board
59 Appeals to Appeals Board
60 Representation before Appeals Board
61 Disclosure of conflict of interests by members of Appeals Board
62 Rules relating to appeals
63 Members of Appeals Board deemed to be public servants and protection from personal liability
Part VIII MISCELLANEOUS
64 General offences and penalties
65 Power of Council to issue requisition for particulars or information
66 Power of Council in relation to dispute resolution schemes
67 Jurisdiction of court
68 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
69 Composition of offences
70 Service of documents
71 Amendment of First Schedule
72 Regulations
73 Consequential amendments to other written laws
74 Amendment of references in written law or other documents to estate agents
75 Saving and transitional provisions
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money