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Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions
(see s 166)
item
1 33 (2) (a) issue licence applicant objectors
2 33 (2) (b) refuse to issue licence applicant objectors
3 34 (2) (a) put condition on a
licence
(a) if done on issue of
licence—applicant
objectors
(b) if done on existing
licence––licensed
4 34 (2) (b) amend a licence
5 36 (2) (b) refuse to renew licence licensed agent
6 57 (2) (a) register an applicant applicant objectors
7 57 (2) (b) refuse to register an
applicant
applicant objectors
8 58 (2) (a) put a registration
(a) if done on
registration—
applicant objectors
(b) if done on existing
registration––
registered assistant
property agent
9 58 (2) (b) amend a registration
10 60 (2) (b) refuse to renew
registration
Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions
item
11 71 (1) refuse to exempt
person from being
property agent
person responsible for
management of business of
12 71 (1) refuse to exempt from
having class 1 licensed
property agent in
charge of business
licensed property agent who
owns business
13 71 (1) refuse to exempt
property agent from
requirement to manage
not more than
applicant for exemption
14 71 (1) refuse to exempt
property agent in
charge of a business
from requirement to
not provide service to
another agent
applicant for exemption
15 71 (2) put condition on
prohibition on
managing, or providing
services, to more than
exempted
16 71 (2) amend a condition on
prohibition on
managing, or providing
services, to more than
exempted
Reviewable decisions Schedule 1
item
17 105A (1) refuse to exempt
licensed agent from
requirement to open
trust account
18 105A (3) put condition on
requirements of s 105
licensed agent exempted
19 105A (3) amend condition of
requirements of s 105
licensed agent exempted
20 139 (1) appoint an
administrator
licensed agent or former
21 139 (2) appoint an
administrator
person carrying on the
business to be administered
22 153 require a claimant to
begin proceeding
23 154 decide about financial
loss
24 156 (2) not make interim
payment
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• ACAT
• Act
• adult
• Australian Consumer Law (ACT)
• Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
• authorised deposit-taking institution
• business day
• commissioner for fair trading
• corporation
• Corporations Act
• director-general (see s 163)
• entity
• financial year
• found guilty
• in relation to
• lawyer
• month
• occupational discipline order
• public trustee and guardian
• reviewable decision notice
• State
• territory law
• under.
account, for a licensed property agent, for division 8.2 (Freezing
accounts—licensed property agents)—see section 131.
ACT dishonesty offence means an offence against a territory law that
involves dishonesty.
ADI business day, for a trust account, for division 7.2 (Trust money
and trust accounts)—see section 104.
administrator, for part 9 (Appointment of administrators)—see
section 138.
agent—
(a) for this Act generally, means a person who carries on business
as any of the following:
(i) a business agent;
(ii) a land auctioneer;
(iii) a real estate agent;
(iv) a stock and station agent; and
(b) for division 3.4 (Occupational discipline—agents)—see
section 40.
agents licence means any of the following:
(a) a business agents licence;
(b) a land auctioneers licence;
(c) a real estate agents licence;
(d) a stock and station agents licence.
assistant property agent means a person who, as an employee,
provides—
(a) a business agent service; or
(b) a real estate agent service; or
(c) a stock and station agent service.
audit period, for a licensed agent, means the period fixed under
section 113 for the agent.
beneficial interest, in land, for division 5.6 (Land—further
provisions)—see section 82.
benefit, for division 5.6 (Land—further provisions)—see section 80.
business agent service—see section 10 (2).
buyer includes a prospective buyer.
carries on business as—
(a) a business agent—see section 10; or
(b) an employment agent, for part 5A (Employment agents)—see
section 98A; or
(c) a land auctioneer—see section 11; or
(d) a real estate agent—see section 8; or
(e) a stock and station agent—see section 9.
child, of a person, means the son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter,
stepson or stepdaughter of the person, or someone in relation to whom
the person is acting in place of a parent.
claimant, for division 10.2 (Claims against compensation fund)—see
section 149.
class 1 licensed business agent means a person who holds a class 1
licence as a business agent.
class 1 licensed property agent means—
(a) a class 1 licensed business agent; or
(b) a class 1 licensed real estate agent; or
(c) a class 1 licensed stock and station agent.
class 1 licensed real estate agent means a person who holds a class 1
licence as a real estate agent.
class 1 licensed stock and station agent means a person who holds a
class 1 licence as a stock and station agent.
class 2 licensed business agent means a person who holds a class 2
licence as a business agent.
class 2 licensed property agent means—
(a) a class 2 licensed business agent; or
(b) a class 2 licensed real estate agent; or
(c) a class 2 licensed stock and station agent.
class 2 licensed real estate agent means a person who holds a class 2
licence as a real estate agent.
class 2 licensed stock and station agent means a person who holds a
class 2 licence as a stock and station agent.
compensation fund means the consumer compensation fund kept
under section 144.
corresponding law—see section 174.
details, of a trust account, for part 7 (Trust accounts—licensed
property agents)—see section 103.
employ includes––
(a) engaging a person on a contract of service; and
(b) for a corporation, having a person as director or other member
of its governing body.
employee—
(a) means—
(i) any person employed, regardless of how remunerated; and
(ii) a person engaged on a contract of service; and
(b) for a corporation, includes a director or other member of its
governing body.
estimate, for division 5.6 (Land—further provisions)—see
section 80.
executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned
in, or takes part in, the management of the corporation, whether or
not the person is a director of the corporation.
failure to account, in relation to a licensed agent, means a failure by
the agent to account for money or other property entrusted to the agent
in the course of carrying on the agent’s business as a licensed agent.
fair trading legislation—see section 7.
family member, of a person, means—
(a) the person’s domestic partner; or
(b) the person’s parent or child; or
(c) the person’s brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister; or
(d) the parent or child of the person’s domestic partner.
ground for occupational discipline—
(a) for an agent—see section 41; and
(b) for a registered assistant property agent—see section 65.
land includes an interest in land.
land auctioneer means a person who carries on business as a land
auctioneer.
land auctioneer service—see section 11 (2).
licence means a licence under this Act.
licensed, for division 3.1 (Agents to be licensed)––see section 17.
licensed agent means an agent who holds a licence, and includes a
land auctioneer who holds a licence.
licensed business agent means—
(a) a class 1 licensed business agent; or
(b) a class 2 licensed business agent.
licensed land auctioneer means a person who holds a licence as a
land auctioneer.
licensed property agent—
(a) for this Act generally—see section 7A; and
(b) for part 7 (Trust accounts—licensed property agents)—see
section 101; and
(c) for division 8.2 (Freezing accounts—licensed property
agents)—see section 131; and
(d) for division 10.2 (Claims against compensation fund)—see
section 147.
licensed real estate agent means—
(a) a class 1 licensed real estate agent; or
(b) a class 2 licensed real estate agent.
licensed stock and station agent means—
(a) a class 1 licensed stock and station agent; or
(b) a class 2 licensed stock and station agent.
main place of business, for a licensed agent, means the place shown
in the register as the agent’s main place of business.
non-ACT offence means an offence against a law other than a
territory law.
obtains a beneficial interest, in land, for division 5.6 (Land—further
provisions)—see section 82.
parent, of a person, means the person’s father, mother, grandfather,
grandmother, stepfather or stepmother, or someone acting in place of
the person’s parent.
police certificate, for a person, means a written statement by the
Australian Federal Police or the Australian Criminal Intelligence
Commission indicating—
(a) whether, according to the records held by the Australian Federal
Police or the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the
person has been charged with, or convicted of, an offence
against a law of—
(i) the Territory; or
(ii) the Commonwealth; or
(iii) a State; or
(iv) another country; and
(b) if so—particulars of each offence.
Note A conviction does not include a spent conviction or an extinguished
conviction (see Spent Convictions Act 2000, s 16 (c) (i) and
s 19H (1) (c) (i)).
pre-contract information, for division 5.6 (Land—further
provisions)—see section 81.
principal, of a person, does not include the person’s employer.
publish—see section 78.
qualified auditor, for division 7.4 (Audit of trust accounts)—see
section 112.
real estate agent service—see section 8 (2).
records includes documents and information in electronic form.
register, when used as a noun, means the register under section 160.
registered, in relation to an assistant property agent, for division 4.1
(Assistant property agents to be registered)—see section 44.
registered assistant business agent means a person registered under
section 57 as an assistant business agent.
registered assistant property agent—
(a) for this Act generally, means—
(i) a registered assistant business agent; or
(ii) a registered assistant real estate agent; or
(iii) a registered assistant stock and station agent; and
(b) for division 4.4 (Occupational discipline—registered assistant
property agents)—see section 64.
registered assistant real estate agent means a person registered under
section 57 as an assistant real estate agent.
registered assistant stock and station agent means a person
registered under section 57 as an assistant stock and station agent.
registration means registration under this Act.
relevant offence—
(a) means—
(i) any of the following offences against a territory law:
(A) an offence involving dishonesty;
(B) an offence against the person;
(C) an offence involving violence;
(D) an offence against the Criminal Code, chapter 6,
punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of
3 years or more (a serious drug offence) or an offence
against a territory law previously in force that is
similar in nature to a serious drug offence; or
(ii) a sexual offence; and
(b) includes a non-ACT offence that is similar in nature to an
offence mentioned in paragraph (a) (i).
reviewable decision, for part 12 (Notification and review of
decisions)––see section 166.
rules of conduct means rules of conduct prescribed under
section 171.
rural land means land used mainly for––
(a) agricultural or pastoral purposes; or
(b) a purpose prescribed by regulation.
seller includes prospective seller.
selling price, for division 5.6 (Land—further provisions)—see
section 80.
sexual offence—see the Spent Convictions Act 2000, dictionary.
stock and station agent service—see section 9 (2).
stop direction, for division 8.2 (Freezing accounts—licensed property
agents)––see section 131.
trust account—see section 105.
trust money—see section 102.
vehicle includes a ship, train or aircraft.
About the endnotes 1
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Agents Act 2003 A2003-20
notified LR 19 May 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 19 May 2003
remainder commenced 1 November 2003 (s 2 and CN2003-12)
as amended by
Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003 A2003-40 sch 1
pt 1.1 (as am by A2004-32 s 55)
notified LR 8 September 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 September 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 1 July 2004 (s 2)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2004
A2004-18 pt 2
notified LR 6 April 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 April 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 2 commenced 20 April 2004 (s 2)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2004
(No 2) A2004-32 pt 2, s 55
notified LR 29 June 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 June 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 2 commenced 30 June 2004 (s 2 (1))
s 55 commenced 1 July 2004 (s 2 (2))
Note s 55 only amends Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act