8A. Prescribed period for general or restricted licence 5
8B. Prescribed period for renewed general or restricted licence 5
8C. Refund of prescribed fee if licence surrendered 6
Stock register 6
Waybills 7
Misrepresentation 7
Schedule
Notes
Compilation table 26
Other notes 27
Defined terms
Auction Sales Act 1973
Auction Sales Regulations 1974
1. Citation
(1) These regulations may be cited as the Auction Sales Regulations 1974.
(2) In these regulations the Auction Sales Act 1973 is referred to as the Act.
[Regulation 1 amended: Gazette 29 Aug 1986 p. 3205.]
[1A. Deleted: SL 2021/86 r. 9.]
2. Forms
The forms prescribed for the purposes of the Act are set out in the Schedule.
3. Applications
(1) An application set out in Column 1 of the Table to subregulation (1A) must be made using the form set out opposite the application in Column 2.
(1A) The fee payable for an application set out in column 1 of the Table is the fee set out opposite the application in column 3.
Table
Item
Column 1<br>Application
Column 2<br>Form
Column 3<br>Fee ($)
1.
General licence
Form 1
592.00
2.
Restricted licence
Form 2
592.00
3.
Occasional licence
Form 3
69.50 per licence
4.
Interim licence
Form 4
16.00 per month or part of a month
5.
Provisional licence
Form 5
16.00 per month or part of a month
6.
Duplicate licence
Form 6
1.70
7.
Transfer of licence
Form 7
55.50
(2) Copies of the application forms required may be obtained, free of charge, from the registrar of the Magistrates Court 1, 2.
(3) A licence set out in Column 1 of the Table must be in the form set out opposite the licence in Column 2.
Table
Item
Column 1<br>Licence
Column 2<br>Form
1.
General licence
Form 8
2.
Restricted licence
Form 9
3.
Occasional licence
Form 10
4.
Interim licence
Form 11
5.
Provisional licence
Form 12
(4) The form of transfer of a licence shall be in Form 13 and shall be endorsed on the original licence to which it relates.
[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 28 Oct 1983 p. 4372; 29 Aug 1986 p. 3205; 5 Aug 1988 p. 2629; 30 Jun 1989 p. 1976; 1 Aug 1990 p. 3658; 13 Dec 1991 p. 6156; 14 Aug 1992 p. 4016‑7; 27 Jun 2013 p. 2662; 17 Jun 2014 p. 1956; 23 Jun 2015 p. 2161; 3 Jun 2016 p. 1751; 23 Jun 2017 p. 3221; 27 Jun 2017 p. 3408‑9; 25 Jun 2018 p. 2329; 18 Jun 2019 p. 2083; SL 2020/196 r. 7; SL 2021/86 r. 10.]
[3A. Deleted: SL 2021/86 r. 11.]
4. Renewals
(1A) In addition to the fee payable under subregulation (1) on the renewal of a licence, the fee payable for an application for the renewal made after, but within 3 months of, the date on which the licence expires is 25% of the appropriate licence fee.
(1) The fee payable on the renewal of a licence shall, subject to apportionment in respect of periods of less than 12 months, be the fee payable on application for that kind of licence as set out in the Table to regulation 3(1A).
(2) A licence shall not be renewable as of right.
(3) An application for the renewal of a licence shall be made in the same manner as an application for the grant of a licence, save that the applicant is not required to lodge character testimonials.
[Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 6 Oct 1978 p. 3634; 27 Jun 2017 p. 3409; SL 2020/196 r. 9.]
5. Application for transfer of licence
[(1) deleted]
(2) Where the application is for the transfer of a licence the application shall be made in Form 7 by the proposed transferee and shall be endorsed with the consent of the proposed transferor and on behalf of the firm or corporation (if any) named in the original licence as that for the benefit of which the licence is to be used.
[Regulation 5 amended: Gazette 27 Jun 2017 p. 3409.]
[6, 7. Deleted: Gazette 27 Jun 2017 p. 3409.]
8. Police inquiries
On receipt of a copy of the application for the grant, renewal or transfer of a licence from the registrar of the Magistrates Court 1, 2, the senior police officer stationed within the police district shall —
(a) inquire as to the character and suitability of the applicant; and
(b) inquire as to the fitness and repute of the persons responsible for the management of that firm or corporation where the licence is sought for the benefit of a firm or corporation; and
(c) inquire as to the circumstances and the likelihood of the occasion occurring, where an occasional licence is sought; and
(d) inquire as to the genuineness of the incapacity by a medical certificate or other evidence, where an interim licence is sought; and
(e) report in writing to the court the result of his inquiries.
8A. Prescribed period for general or restricted licence
For the purposes of section 19(2A)(b) of the Act, the prescribed period for a general or restricted licence is 3 years.
[Regulation 8A inserted: Gazette 27 Jun 2017 p. 3409.]
8B. Prescribed period for renewed general or restricted licence
(1) In this regulation —
transition period means the period commencing on the day on which the Licensing Provisions Amendment Act 2016 section 8 comes into operation and ending 12 months after that day.
(2) For the purposes of section 19(2B) of the Act, the prescribed period for a general or restricted licence that is renewed is 3 years.
(3) However, if an application for renewal of a general licence or a restricted licence is made during the transition period, the prescribed period for the renewed licence is as follows —
(a) for a licence that expires between 1 January and 30 April — a period of 3 years;
(b) for a licence that expires between 1 May and 31 August — a period of 2 years;
(c) for a licence that expires between 1 September and 31 December — a period of 1 year.
[Regulation 8B inserted: Gazette 27 Jun 2017 p. 3409‑10.]
8C. Refund of prescribed fee if licence surrendered
(1) In this regulation —
surrendered licence means a general licence or a restricted licence that is surrendered under section 21(1) of the Act.
(2) The registrar of the Magistrates Court must, on application by a person who was the holder of a surrendered licensee, refund to the person an amount of the prescribed fee paid for the licence that, in the registrar’s opinion, relates to the period between the day the licence is surrendered and the day the licence would have expired.
[Regulation 8C inserted: Gazette 27 Jun 2017 p. 3410.]
9. Stock register
(1) The register to be kept for the purposes of section 30 of the Act shall be in Form 15.
(2) On the same day as a sale of stock is conducted, the auctioneer shall cause to be entered in the register the following particulars as a separate entry for each lot of animals offered for sale —
(a) the number of the pen where the animals were held when auctioned; and
(b) the name and address or identifying code of the vendor of the animals so auctioned; and
(c) the quantity of animals auctioned in that lot; and
(d) a description of the breed and type of animal auctioned; and
(e) the identifier applied to the animals under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Identification and Movement of Stock and Apiaries) Regulations 2013; and
(f) if sold by auction, the price per head of each animal when knocked down to the purchaser, and the name and address or identifying code of the purchaser of the animal; and
(g) if passed in or sold by private treaty, a description of the means of disposal and the name and address of any purchaser.
(3) The auctioneer conducting the sale shall append his signature in the place provided, signifying that the particulars contained in that sheet are, to the best of his knowledge, accurate particulars of all stock offered for sale by him.
(4) Where any alteration to particulars entered on the register appears, the auctioneer shall initial each alteration as being correct.
[Regulation 9 amended: Gazette 5 Feb 2013 p. 833.]
10. Waybills
A person who sells by auction or submits for sale by auction any stock, in relation to which a waybill issued under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Identification and Movement of Stock and Apiaries) Regulations 2013 is not furnished, commits an offence.
[Regulation 10 amended: Gazette 5 Feb 2013 p. 833.]
11. Misrepresentation
A person who wilfully makes any representation or statement which is false or misleading in a material particular in relation to any application, objection, register or other matter or proceeding under the Act or these regulations commits an offence and is liable to the penalties provided by section 35 of the Act.
Schedule
Form 1
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Auction Sales Act 1973
APPLICATION FOR A GENERAL LICENCE
To the Magistrate 3 at ..........................................................................................................
I, ..........................................................................................................................................
now residing at ....................................................................................................................
and carrying on business at .................................................................................................
and having attained the age of 18 years, do hereby apply for the * renewal/grant of a general licence to act as and carry on the business of, an auctioneer throughout the State in relation to all classes of business to which the Auction Sales Act 1973 applies * (for the benefit of .......................................................................................................................
A person wishing to object to this application should lodge with the registrar 1 of the above Court and serve on the applicant or his authorised representative, at least 7 days before the date appointed for the hearing, a notice stating the grounds of the objection.
Form 2
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Auction Sales Act 1973
APPLICATION FOR A RESTRICTED LICENCE
To the Magistrate 3 at ...................................................................................... ..................
I, .........................................................................................................................................
now residing at ...................................................................................................................
and carrying on business at ................................................................................................
and having attained the age of 18 years, do hereby apply for the * grant/renewal of a restricted licence to act as and carry on the business of, an auctioneer in (1) ...................
The application will be heard before the ............................................................................
Court at .................................................... on the ........................................................ day of .............................................., 20.............., at .......................................... o’clock in the ................... noon.
A person wishing to object to this application should lodge with the registrar 1 of the above Court and serve on the applicant or his authorised representative, at least 7 days before the date appointed for the hearing, a notice stating the grounds of the objection.
Form 3
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Auction Sales Act 1973
APPLICATION FOR AN OCCASIONAL LICENCE
To the Magistrate 3 at ..........................................................................................................
I, ..........................................................................................................................................
now residing at ....................................................................................................................
and carrying on business at .................................................................................................
and having attained the age of 18 years, do hereby apply for the grant of an occasional licence in accordance with section 13 of the Auction Sales Act 1973 to act as an auctioneer * (for the benefit of ...........................................................................................
of .........................................................................................................................................
a * firm/corporation of which I am an * employee/partner/Director and which consents to this application) from (1) ......................................... to .................................................
at (2) ...............................................in the ............................................................... Police
District in relation to the sale of (3) ...................................................................................
on the occasion and in the circumstances following (4) ....................................................
I am/am not the holder of a (5) ................................... licence under the Auction Sales Act 1973 in relation to the sale of (3) ................................................................................
(granted to be used for the benefit of ..............................................................................
A person wishing to object to this application should lodge with the registrar 1 of the above Court and serve on the applicant or his authorised representative, at least 7 days before the date appointed for the hearing, a notice stating the grounds of the objection.
Form 4
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Auction Sales Act 1973
APPLICATION FOR AN INTERIM LICENCE
To the Magistrate 3 at .........................................................................................................
I (1) ..................................................................................................................................
the * firm/corporation for the benefit of which the licence was granted
a person acting on behalf and with the consent of the parties named in the licence of ........................................................................................................................................
hereby apply for the suspension of the (2) .........................................................................
licence No. ....................... granted to (3) ...........................................................................
and for the grant of an interim licence in accordance with section 14 of the Auction Sales Act 1973 in favour of (4) ...........................................................................................
now residing at ....................................................................................................................
and carrying on business at .................................................................................................
for the period from the ...................... day of ..........................to the ..................................
day of ....................................... in relation to the sale of (5) ................................... on the
grounds that (3) ...................................................................................................................
will be incapacitated by reason of (6) .................................................................................
Dated the ................................ day of ............................................................., 20..............
The application will be heard before the ............................................................................
Court at ......................................................on the ....................................................day of ...................................................., 20................., at ..................................... o’clock in the
A person wishing to object to this application should lodge with the registrar 1 of the above Court and serve on the applicant or his authorised representative, at least 7 days before the date appointed for the hearing, a notice stating the grounds of the objection.
Form 5
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Auction Sales Act 1973
APPLICATION FOR A PROVISIONAL LICENCE
To the Magistrate 3 at ..........................................................................................................
I (1) ..................................................................................................................................
the * firm/corporation for the benefit of which the licence was granted
of .........................................................................................................................................
hereby apply for the grant of a provisional licence under section 15 of the Auction Sales Act 1973 in favour of (2) ....................................................................................................
............................................... to act as an auctioneer under the direct supervision and instruction of (3) .................................................................................................................
for the period from the .............................................day of ...............................................,
to the ......................................... day of ............................................ in relation to the sale of (4)....................................................................................................................................
Dated the ................................ day of ............................................................., 20..............
I (3) .....................................................................................................................................
carrying on business at .......................................................................................................
under a (5) ................................. licence No. ........................................... current until the
............................................. day of ....................................................................................
(for the benefit of .............................................................................................................
of .........................................................................................................................................
a * firm/corporation of which I am an * employee/partner/Director and which consents to this application am aware that I am personally liable and responsible for any act or default of the holder of the provisional licence in the same manner and to the same extent that I would be liable had such act been done or such default been made by me.
Dated the ................................ day of ............................................................, 20...............
The application will be heard before the ............................................................................
Court at ................................................on the ...............................................................day
of ............................................, 20...................., at .............................................o’clock in the ............................................. noon.
A person wishing to object to this application should lodge with the registrar 1 of the above Court and serve on the applicant or his authorised representative, at least 7 days before the date appointed for the hearing, a notice stating the grounds of the objection.
Form 6
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Auction Sales Act 1973
APPLICATION FOR A DUPLICATE LICENCE
To the Magistrate 3 at ..........................................................................................................
I, ..........................................................................................................................................
now residing at ....................................................................................................................
and carrying on business at .................................................................................................
do hereby apply for a duplicate of my (1) ..........................................................................
licence No. ............................. which was issued to me at the ...........................................
Court on the ......................... day of ................................................................, 20.............
My ................................. licence was Lost/Destroyed under the following circumstances .............................................................................................................................................
‡.............................................................. for the benefit of which the transferred licence is to be used, consent to this Application.
The application will be heard before the ............................................................................
Court at ...........................................................on the ...................................................day of .................................................., 20................, at .................................... o’clock in the
A person wishing to object to this application should lodge with the registrar 1 of the above Court and serve on the applicant or his authorised representative, at least 7 days before the date appointed for the hearing, a notice stating the grounds of the objection.
Form 8
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Auction Sales Act 1973
FEE $ No. ...............................
GENERAL LICENCE
This is to certify that ...........................................................................................................
residing at ............................................................................................................................
and carrying on business at .................................................................................................
(for the benefit of .............................................................................................................
a * firm/corporation of whom he is an * employee/partner/Director), is hereby licensed — * subject to the conditions, limitations or restrictions endorsed hereon — to act as, and carry on the business of, an auctioneer throughout the State in relation to all classes of business to which the Auction Sales Act 1973 applies, from the date hereof, until the ......................................................... day of ........................................................, 20 .........................
Conditions, limitations or restrictions (if any) —
This is to certify that ...........................................................................................................
residing at ............................................................................................................................
and carrying on business at .................................................................................................
(for the benefit of .............................................................................................................
of .........................................................................................................................................
a * firm/corporation of whom he is an * employee/partner/Director), is hereby
licensed, subject to the conditions, limitations or restrictions endorsed hereon to act as, and carry on the business of, an auctioneer in accordance with the Auction Sales Act 1973, from the date hereof, until the ..................................................................... day of ........................................, 20 .................
Conditions, limitations or restrictions applicable ...............................................................
This is to certify that ...........................................................................................................
residing at ............................................................................................................................
and carrying on business at .................................................................................................
(for the benefit of .............................................................................................................
of .........................................................................................................................................
a * firm/corporation of whom he is an * employee/partner/Director), is hereby licensed as an auctioneer in accordance with the Auction Sales Act 1973, in relation to the occasion and circumstances specified herein, but subject to such conditions, limitations or restrictions endorsed herein, from the ........................... day of ...................................., 20........................., until the .................................................. day of ................................., 20........................., inclusive.
Occasion and circumstances ...............................................................................................
This is to certify that ...........................................................................................................
residing at ............................................................................................................................
and carrying on business at .................................................................................................
is hereby authorised under the Auction Sales Act 1973 to sell by auction on behalf of, and to act as, and carry on the business of ..........................................................................
............................................................ of ............................................................................
whose † .............................................................. licence would otherwise be current until
(for the benefit of .............................................................................................................
of .........................................................................................................................................
a * firm/corporation of whom he is an * employee/partner/Director).
This licence applies from the ........................... day of ........................... 20 ............., until the ............................................ day of ..........................................., 20.............., inclusive during which time the licence held by ................................................................................ is suspended.
This licence is subject to the following conditions, limitations or restrictions ..................
Issued this ..................................... day of .................................................., 20...............at the ................................................. Court.
This is to certify that ..........................................................................................................
residing at ...........................................................................................................................
is hereby authorised under the Auction Sales Act 1973 to act as an auctioneer under the direct supervision and instruction of ..................................................................................
of .........................................................................................................................................
until the .................... day of ............................................., 20 ....................
The licence applies from the ....................... day of .............................. 20 ............, until the ........................................ day of ..........................................., 20 ............., inclusive, and is subject to the following conditions, limitations or restrictions ................................
FORM OF ORDER OF TRANSFER TO BE ENDORSED ON LICENCE
I, .......................................................................................................................Magistrate 3at ..........................................................................................., having heard an application by ......................................................................................................................................, of ...................................................................................................................., for an order transferring licence number ............................................................................................... issued at the ...........................................................Court on the .............................. day of ................................ 20 ..................... to him, and being satisfied that the licensee (or the legal personal representative of the licensee) has consented to the application, and that the applicant is a fit and proper person to be the holder of a licence under the Auction Sales Act 1973, do hereby order the licence to be transferred, and the same is hereby transferred to the said ........................................................................................................, who shall henceforth have the sole right to use and exercise the same, subject to the Act.
Dated the .................................. day of ................................................., 20......................
This is a compilation of the Auction Sales Regulations 1974 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.
Compilation table
Citation
Published
Commencement
Auction Sales Act Regulations 1974 4
13 Sep 1974 p. 3426‑38
13 Sep 1974
Untitled regulations
22 Nov 1974 p. 5101
22 Nov 1974
Untitled regulations
6 Oct 1978 p. 3633‑4
6 Oct 1978
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations 1983
28 Oct 1983 p. 4372
1 Nov 1983 (see r. 2)
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations 1986
29 Aug 1986 p. 3204‑5
1 Sep 1986 (see r. 2)
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations 1988
5 Aug 1988 p. 2629
5 Aug 1988
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations 1989
30 Jun 1989 p. 1976
1 Jul 1989 (see r. 2)
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations 1990
1 Aug 1990 p. 3658
1 Aug 1990
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations 1991
13 Dec 1991 p. 6156
13 Dec 1991
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations 1992
14 Aug 1992 p. 4016‑17
14 Aug 1992
Reprint of the Auction Sales Regulations 1974 as at 8 Sep 2000 (includes amendments listed above)
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations 2013
5 Feb 2013 p. 832‑3
r. 1 and 2: 5 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 May 2013 (see r. 2(b)(i) and Gazette 5 Feb 2013 p. 823)
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2013
27 Jun 2013 p. 2661-2
r. 1 and 2: 27 Jun 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2013 (see r. 2(b))
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations 2014
17 Jun 2014 p. 1956
r. 1 and 2: 17 Jun 2014 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(b))
Reprint 2: TheAuction Sales Regulations 1974as at 7 Nov 2014 (includes amendments listed above)
Auction Sales Amendment Regulations 2015
23 Jun 2015 p. 2160‑1
r. 1 and 2: 23 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b))
Commerce Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2016 Pt. 2
3 Jun 2016 p. 1745-73
1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b))
Commerce Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2017 Pt. 3
23 Jun 2017 p. 3213‑52
1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b))
Licensing Provisions Regulations Amendment Regulations 2017 Pt. 2
27 Jun 2017 p. 3408‑16
1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b))
Commerce and Industrial Relations Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018 Pt. 3
25 Jun 2018 p. 2325‑53
1 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b))
Commerce Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2019 Pt. 3
18 Jun 2019 p. 2077‑115
1 Jul 2019 (see r. 2(b))
Reprint 3: The Auction Sales Regulations 1974 as at 22 Nov 2019 (includes amendments listed above)
Commerce Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2021 Pt. 4
SL 2021/86 21 Jun 2021
1 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(b))
Other notes
1 Under the Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 54(2), a reference in a written law to the clerk of petty sessions is, unless the contrary intention appears, to be construed as if it had been amended to be a reference to the registrar of the Magistrates Court. The reference was amended under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(5)(a).
2 Under the Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 58, a reference in a written law to the court of petty sessions is, unless the contrary intention appears, to be construed as if it had been amended to be a reference to the Magistrates Court. The reference was amended under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(5)(a).
3 Under the Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 15(7), a reference in a written law to a stipendiary magistrate is, unless the contrary intention appears, to be construed as if it had been amended to be a reference to a magistrate. The reference was changed under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(5)(a).
4 Now known as the Auction Sales Regulations 1974; name changed (see note under r. 1).
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]