44BPowers of Board after inquiry

44B Powers of Board after inquiry (1) If, at the conclusion of an inquiry under section 44(5), the Board is satisfied that it is authorised to take disciplinary action against an agent's representative, the Board may: (a) reprimand or caution the agent's representative; or (b) by written notice, impose a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units on the agent's representative; or

Agents Licensing Act 1979 34 (c) by written notice, suspend the registration of the agent's representative until the expiration of the period, or the fulfilment of a condition, specified in the notice; or (d) by written notice, cancel the registration of the agent's representative and, if the Board thinks fit, specify a period that is to expire or impose a condition that is to be fulfilled before the person is eligible to apply for registration as an agent's representative again. (2) A suspension or cancellation of registration under subsection (1) takes effect on: (a) if the Board specifies in the notice the date on which the suspension or cancellation takes effect – that date; or (b) in any other case – the date on which the agent's representative receives the notice of suspension or cancellation. (3) The Registrar must note in the register, in association with other entries made in respect of the agent's representative the subject of an inquiry under section 44(5), the fact of the holding of the inquiry and the outcome of the inquiry. (4) If, under subsection (1)(c) or (d), the Board: (a) specifies a period; or (b) imposes a condition, in relation to the suspension or cancellation of the registration of an agent's representative, the agent's representative may not be engaged as an agent's representative, or the person is not eligible to apply for registration as an agent's representative, until the period has expired or the condition has been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Board, as the case may be. (5) If the Board cancels the registration of an agent's representative under subsection (1)(d) without specifying a period or imposing a condition, the person whose former registration as an agent's representative has been cancelled is not eligible to apply for registration as an agent's representative without the approval of the (6) The Board must give a written statement of the reasons for its decision on the inquiry to: (a) the agent's representative; and

Agents Licensing Act 1979 35 (b) if the inquiry was held by the Board because of an application made under section 44(2), (3) or (4) – the person who made the application.