NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
AUCTIONEERS ACT 1935
As in force at 27 November 2023
Table of provisions
1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1
2 Repeal ............................................................................................. 1
3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1
4 Auctioneer must hold licence ........................................................... 2
5 Application for auctioneer's licence.................................................. 2
6 Renewal of auctioneer's licence ...................................................... 3
7 Board may grant or refuse auctioneer's licence, etc. ....................... 3
8 Review by NTCAT ........................................................................... 3
8A Board to grant licence on order of NTCAT ...................................... 4
8D Period of auctioneer's licence .......................................................... 4
8E Application for clerk's licence ........................................................... 4
8F Board may grant or refuse clerk's licence ........................................ 4
8H Period of clerk's licence ................................................................... 5
8HA Notification of change of circumstance ............................................ 5
8HB Applications for disciplinary action or decisions to take
disciplinary action ............................................................................ 5
8HC Board may suspend licence pending inquiry ................................... 6
8J Disciplinary action ............................................................................ 7
8K Refund of portion of fee for auctioneer's licence in certain
circumstances.................................................................................. 7
9 Non-eligibility of bankrupts............................................................... 7
10 Exemption of government officers, &c. ............................................ 8
12 Return of expired or cancelled or suspended licence ...................... 8
13 Misrepresentation as to quality, &c., of property .............................. 8
14 Record to be kept ............................................................................ 8
15 Bidding by seller .............................................................................. 9
17 Persons to whom Act does not apply .............................................. 9
17A Regulatory offences......................................................................... 9
18 Power of courts to cancel or suspend licences ................................ 9
18A Licence not transferable ................................................................ 10
19 Regulations.................................................................................... 10
20 Transitional matter for Statute Law Revision and Repeals
Act 2019 ........................................................................................ 10
Schedule Reviewable decisions
ENDNOTES
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 27 November 2023
AUCTIONEERS ACT 1935
An Act to regulate Sales by Auction
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Auctioneers Act 1935.
2 Repeal
"The Auctioneers Act, 1862" of the State of South Australia (No. 9
of 1862), in its application to the Territory, is repealed.
3 Definitions
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
approved means approved by the Board.
auctioneer means a person who sells by auction or offers for sale
by auction.
auctioneer's licence means an auctioneer's licence granted under
this Act.
Board means the Agents Licensing Board established under
section 6(1) of the Agents Licensing Act 1979.
clerk's licence means a clerk's licence granted under this Act.
licence means a licence granted and in force under this Act and
includes both an auctioneer's licence and a clerk's licence.
prescribed fee means a fee prescribed under section 3AB.
Registrar means the Registrar of Land, Business and
Conveyancing Agents appointed under section 8(1) of the Agents
Licensing Act 1979.
sale by auction has a corresponding meaning to sell by auction.
sell by auction means sell any property by outcry, knocking down
of hammer, candle, lot, parcel, instrument, machine, or any other
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mode of sale whereby the highest or the lowest bidder is the
purchaser, or whereby the first person who claims the property
submitted for sale at a certain price named by the person acting as
auctioneer is the purchaser, or whereby there is a competition for
the purchase of any property in any way commonly known and
understood to be by way of auction.
3A Delegation
(1) The Minister may delegate any of the Minister's powers and
functions under this Act to the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency
or a public sector employee.
(2) The Board may delegate any of the Board's powers and functions
under this Act to the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency or a
public sector employee.
4 Auctioneer must hold licence
Subject to this Act, a person shall not:
(a) carry on business as an auctioneer unless he holds an
auctioneer's licence; or
(b) sell or offer to sell by auction unless he holds:
(i) an auctioneer's licence; or
(ii) a clerk's licence,
which is in force under this Act.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
5 Application for auctioneer's licence
(1) A person who is of or over the age of 18 years may, in the
approved form, apply to the Board for an auctioneer's licence.
(2) An application for an auctioneer's licence must specify:
(i) a licence period of 1 year, 3 years or 5 years; and
(ii) the applicant's full name and business address; and
(iii) any other matters as approved.
(3) The application must be accompanied by the prescribed fee for the
licence period specified in the application.
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(4) If the application is refused, the prescribed fee must be refunded to
the applicant.
6 Renewal of auctioneer's licence
(1) A person who holds an auctioneer's licence, may, at any time within
14 days before the date upon which the licence will expire, apply in
the approved form to the Board for a renewal of that licence.
(2) An application for the renewal of an auctioneer's licence must
specify:
(a) a licence period of 1 year, 3 years or 5 years; and
(b) any other matters as approved.
(3) The application must be accompanied by the prescribed fee for the
licence period specified in the application.
7 Board may grant or refuse auctioneer's licence, etc.
(1) Subject to this section, the Board must grant or refuse to grant an
auctioneer's licence or a renewal of an auctioneer's licence within
28 days of receiving an application.
(2) The Board must not grant an auctioneer's licence or a renewal of an
auctioneer's licence unless the Board is satisfied:
(a) that the applicant for the licence or renewal:
(i) is of or over the age of 18 years; and
(ii) is a person of good character; and
(iii) is a fit and proper person to hold an auctioneer's licence;
and
(b) that the prescribed fee has been paid.
(3) If the Board refuses to grant an auctioneer's licence or a renewal of
an auctioneer's licence, the Board must give written notice of the
refusal to the applicant.
8 Review by NTCAT
(1) NTCAT has jurisdiction to review a decision (a reviewable
decision) of the Board specified in the Schedule.
(2) An affected person, for a reviewable decision, is a person
specified in the Schedule for the decision.
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(3) An affected person for a reviewable decision may apply to NTCAT
for review of the decision.
Note for section 8
The Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014 sets out the
procedure for applying to NTCAT for review and other relevant matters in relation
to reviews.
8A Board to grant licence on order of NTCAT
If NTCAT orders that a licence be granted or renewed following the
review of a reviewable decision under section 8, the Board must
promptly issue the licence to the applicant.
8D Period of auctioneer's licence
An auctioneer's licence, unless sooner cancelled or suspended,
remains in force:
(a) from the date on which it is granted until the end of the licence
period specified in the application for the licence; or
(b) if the licence is renewed – from the date of renewal until the
end of the licence period specified in the application for
renewal.
8E Application for clerk's licence
A person who holds an auctioneer's licence may, in the approved
form, apply to the Board for the grant of a clerk's licence to a person
employed by the holder of the auctioneer's licence.
8F Board may grant or refuse clerk's licence
(1) Subject to this section, the Board may grant or refuse to grant a
clerk's licence to a person employed by the holder of an
auctioneer's licence.
(2) The Board must not grant a clerk's licence unless the Board is
satisfied:
(a) that the person in respect of whom the application is made:
(i) is of or over the age of 18 years; and
(ii) is a person of good character; and
(iii) is a fit and proper person to conduct sales by auction;
and
(iv) is employed by the holder of an auctioneer's licence; and
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(b) that the prescribed fee has been paid.
8H Period of clerk's licence
A clerk's licence, unless sooner cancelled or suspended, shall be
and continue in force:
(a) until 30 June next ensuing after the day upon which the
licence is granted or, where the certificate is granted during
the month of June in any year, until 30 June in the following
year; or
(b) until the auctioneer's licence of the person, by whom the
holder of the clerk's licence is employed, is cancelled or
suspended,
whichever first occurs.
8HA Notification of change of circumstance
(1) A person who holds a licence must, within 14 days after a change
in a circumstance relevant to the person's licensing, notify the
Registrar of the change.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) For subsection (1), a circumstance is relevant to the person's
licensing if:
(a) it is a change in the person's name, address or place of
business; or
(b) the person is adjudicated to be a bankrupt.
8HB Applications for disciplinary action or decisions to take
disciplinary action
(1) The following are grounds for taking disciplinary action against a
holder of a licence under this Act:
(a) breach of the Act;
(b) breach of the rules.
(2) The Commissioner of Police may, by written notice lodged with the
Registrar, apply for disciplinary action to be taken against the
licence holder on one or more of the grounds referred to in
subsection (1).
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(3) The Registrar may, by written notice, apply for disciplinary action to
be taken against the licence holder on one or more of the grounds
referred to in subsection (1).
(4) Any other person may, by written notice lodged with the Registrar,
apply for disciplinary action to be taken against the licence holder
on one or more of the grounds referred to in subsection (1).
(5) When the Registrar receives an application under subsection (2)
or (4) or makes an application under subsection (3), the Registrar
must report to the Board as soon as practical.
(6) The Board must hold an inquiry into the conduct of a licence holder
if:
(a) an application is made under subsection (2), (3) or (4); or
(b) the Board independently considers there may be grounds for
disciplinary action to be taken against the licence holder.
(7) The Board may, without holding an inquiry, reject an application for
disciplinary action to be taken against a licence holder if:
(a) the application is made by a person mentioned in
subsection (4) and, in the opinion of the Board, is of a
frivolous, irrelevant or malicious nature; or
(b) the application was made on the grounds mentioned in
subsection (1)(b) and the Board is satisfied that the licence
holder has a reasonable excuse for breaching the rules; or
(c) the Board is satisfied that there are no grounds for holding, or
there is insufficient evidence to hold, an inquiry.
(8) If an application is made for disciplinary action under this section or
the Board considers disciplinary action should be taken under this
section, the Registrar must, as soon as is reasonably practicable,
serve a copy of the application or decision of the Board on the
licence holder in respect of whom the application or decision was
made.
8HC Board may suspend licence pending inquiry
(1) If the Board holds an inquiry into a licence holder under
section 8HB(6), the Board may, if the Board considers it
appropriate, suspend the licence holder's licence until the
conclusion of that inquiry.
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(2) If the Board suspends a licence under subsection (1), the Registrar
must give written notice of the suspension to the licence holder.
(3) A suspension under subsection (1) takes effect on the day
immediately after the date on which the notice is given to the
licence holder under subsection (2).
8J Disciplinary action
After holding an inquiry under section 8HB(6), the Board may, if
satisfied that the licence holder has breached the Act or the rules,
do one or more of the following:
(a) reprimand or caution the licence holder;
(b) by written notice, cancel or suspend, for an appropriate period,
the licence holder's licence;
(c) by written notice, impose a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units
on the licence holder.
8K Refund of portion of fee for auctioneer's licence in certain
circumstances
Where a person who holds an auctioneer's licence ceases to carry
on business as an auctioneer or dies, or where his auctioneer's
licence has been cancelled, the Board may, on application by the
person to whom the auctioneer's licence was granted or his
personal representative and upon delivery of the licence, refund to
that person or his personal representative an amount calculated at
the rate of one-quarter of the fee for the auctioneer's licence for
each complete period of 3 months of the balance of the term of the
licence which was unexpired at the time when the person, to whom
the licence was granted, ceased to carry on business or died.
9 Non-eligibility of bankrupts
(1) A person is not entitled to receive a licence or renewal of a licence
if the person:
(a) is an undischarged bankrupt or is a director or other person
concerned in the management of a company that is the
subject of a winding up order or for which a controller or
administrator has been appointed; or
(b) at any time in the 3 years immediately before the person
applied for the licence:
(i) was an undischarged bankrupt; or
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(ii) applied to take the benefit of any law for the relief of
bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or
(iii) compounded with the person's creditors or made an
assignment of the person's remuneration for their
benefit.
(2) Subsection (1)(b) applies unless the Board is satisfied that the
person took all reasonable steps to avoid bankruptcy.
10 Exemption of government officers, &c.
A person:
(a) employed to sell by auction any of the lands of the Crown, or
any estate or interest therein, or any goods, chattels or other
property of the Crown; or
(b) expressly authorized by any law to make any sale by auction,
shall, so far as the sales which he may, as mentioned in this
section, be employed or authorized to make, be exempted from the
operation of this Act.
12 Return of expired or cancelled or suspended licence
The holder of a licence shall, within 3 days after the expiration of his
licence, or, if his licence is cancelled or suspended, within 3 days
after the date of the cancellation or suspension of his licence,
deliver the licence to the Registrar.
Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit.
13 Misrepresentation as to quality, &c., of property
Any auctioneer who knowingly misrepresents or causes or permits
to be misrepresented the composition, structure, character or
quality or the origin or manufacture of any property offered by him
for sale by auction shall be guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 0.8 penalty unit.
14 Record to be kept
(1) Every auctioneer shall forthwith record, in a book to be kept for the
purpose, full particulars of all property sold by him at auction, and,
in respect of any property so sold, shall preserve the record for at
least 12 months after the date of the sale.
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(2) The book shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by the
Commissioner of Police or any member of the police force thereto
authorized in writing by the Commissioner of Police, and every
auctioneer, upon being required so to do, shall produce, for
inspection by the Commissioner of Police or other member of the
police force, the book kept by him.
(3) Any person who contravenes any provision of this section shall be
guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
15 Bidding by seller
Where a sale by auction is not notified in the conditions of sale to
be subject to a right to bid on behalf of the seller, the seller shall not
himself bid or employ any person to bid at the sale and the
auctioneer shall not knowingly take any bid from the seller or any
such person.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
17 Persons to whom Act does not apply
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act:
(a) any officer of any court having jurisdiction in the Territory may,
without holding a licence, sell by auction any property taken by
him in execution by virtue of any process issued from the
court;
(b) any person thereto authorized by the Minister may, without
holding a licence, sell by auction any leases of lands
belonging to the Commonwealth or any property belonging to
the Commonwealth or to intestate estates; and
(c) any person who is authorized by any law for the time being in
force to sell by auction without a licence may do so.
17A Regulatory offences
An offence of contravening or failing to comply with section 12
or 14(1) is a regulatory offence.
18 Power of courts to cancel or suspend licences
Where any court imposes any penalty for any offence against this
Act it may, where the person found guilty holds a licence, at the
same time cancel or suspend for such period as it thinks fit the
licence of the person found guilty.
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18A Licence not transferable
A licence is not transferable by the holder of the licence.
19 Regulations
(1) The Administrator may make regulations under this Act.
(2) The regulations may prescribe fees for this Act.
(3) The regulations may make rules of conduct, which may incorporate
or adopt by reference (with any necessary changes) rules,
provisions, a code or another document, as in force from time to
time, relating to professional conduct of auctioneers.
20 Transitional matter for Statute Law Revision and Repeals
Act 2019
Despite the repeal of section 3AB by the Statute Law Revision and
Repeals Act 2019, any fees prescribed under section 3AB of the
Act as in force immediately before the commencement of that Act
continue in force until fees are prescribed in the regulations.
Schedule Reviewable decisions
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Schedule Reviewable decisions
section 8
Item Reviewable decision Affected person
1 A decision under section 7(1) to refuse to
grant an auctioneer's licence or a renewal
of an auctioneer's licence
The applicant for the
licence or renewal
2 A decision under section 8F(1) to refuse to
grant a clerk's licence
The person who applied
for the grant of the clerk's
licence or the person in
respect of whom the
application is made
3 A decision under section 8HB(7) to reject
an application for disciplinary action to be
taken against a licence holder
The applicant under
section 8HB(2), (3) or (4)
4 A decision under section 8HC(1) to
suspend a licence holder's licence
The licence holder
5 A decision under section 8J to take, or to
not take, disciplinary action against a
licence holder
The licence holder
If an application for
disciplinary action to be
taken against the licence
holder was made under
section 8HB(2), (3)
or (4) – the applicant
ENDNOTES
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Auctioneers Ordinance 1935 (Act No. 20, 1935)
Assent date 14 November 1935
Commenced 14 November 1935
Auctioneers Ordinance 1955 (Act No. 10, 1955)
Assent date 8 June 1955
Commenced 1 January 1957 (Gaz No. 44, 7 November 1956)
Auctioneers Ordinance 1960 (Act No. 10, 1961)
Assent date 3 February 1961
Commenced 3 February 1961
Auctioneers Ordinance 1964 (Act No. 28, 1964)
Assent date 5 August 1964
Commenced 5 August 1964
Auctioneers, Dealers and Agents Ordinance 1970 (Act No. 65, 1970)
Assent date 10 December 1970
Commenced (rep Statute Law Revision Act 1980 (Act No. 6, 1981))
Auctioneers, Dealers and Agents Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 61, 1973)
Assent date 11 December 1973
Commenced (rep Statute Law Revision Act 1980 (Act No. 6, 1981))
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 87, 1973)
Assent date 11 December 1973
Commenced 11 December 1973 (s 12(2))
Amending Legislation
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1974 (Act No. 34, 1974)
Assent date 26 Aug 1974
Commenced 11 December 1973 (s 3(2))
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Ordinances Revision Ordinance (No. 2) 1974 (Act No. 69, 1974)
Assent date 24 Aug 1974
Commenced 11 December 1973 (s 3)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1976 (Act No. 27, 1976)
Assent date 28 June 1976
Commenced ss 1, 2 and 6: 28 June 1976 (s 6(2));
ss 3 and 4: 11 December 1973; s 5: 24 Oct 1974
Auctioneers, Dealers and Travel Agents Ordinance 1974 (Act No. 23, 1974)
Assent date 19 August 1974
Commenced (rep Statute Law Revision Act 1980 (Act No. 6, 1981))
Age of Majority Ordinance 1974 (Act No. 37, 1974)
Assent date 23 September 1974
Commenced 1 November 1974 (Gaz No. 42, 17 October 1974, p 475)
Auctioneers, Dealers and Agents Ordinance 1974 (Act No. 75, 1974)
Assent date 24 October 1974
Commenced (rep Statute Law Revision Act 1980 (Act No. 6, 1981))
Transfer of Powers (Further Provisions) Ordinance 1977 (Act No. 51, 1977)
Assent date 9 December 1977
Commenced 1 January 1978 (s 2)
Auctioneers Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 8, 1978)
Assent date 31 March 1978
Commenced 31 March 1978
Transfer of Powers (Self-Government) Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 54, 1978)
Assent date 1 July 1978
Commenced 1 July 1978 (s 8)
Statute Law Revision Act 1978 (Act No. 95, 1978)
Assent date 5 September 1978
Commenced 5 September 1978
Statute Law Revision Act 1981 (Act No. 29, 1981)
Assent date 25 March 1981
Commenced 25 March 1981
Criminal Law (Regulatory Offences) Act 1983 (Act No. 68, 1983)
Assent date 28 November 1983
Commenced 1 January 1984 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Code Act 1983 (Act No. 47,
1983), Gaz G46, 18 November 1983, p 11 and Gaz G8,
26 February 1986, p 5)
Local Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989 (Act No. 14, 1989)
Assent date 5 June 1989
Commenced s 6: 5 June 1989 rem: 1 January 1991 (s 2, s 2 Small Claims
Amendment Act 1988 (Act No. 43, 1988), Gaz G17,
3 May 1989, p 2, s 2 Local Court Act 1989 (Act No. 31, 1989)
and Gaz G49, 12 December 1990, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1993 (Act No. 6, 1993)
Assent date 18 March 1993
Commenced 18 March 1993
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Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1993 (Act No. 70, 1993)
Assent date 9 November 1993
Commenced 9 November 1993
Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996)
Assent date 19 April 1996
Commenced s 7: 19 April 1996; rem: 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing
Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)
Personal Property Securities (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010
(Act No. 30, 2010)
Assent date 9 September 2009
Commenced ss 58 to 60: 30 January 2012 (Gaz, S2, 24 January 2012);
rem: 25 November 2011 (Gaz,S68, 25 November 2011)
Penalties Amendment (Justice and Treasury Legislation) Act 2010 (Act No. 38, 2010)
Assent date 18 November 2010
Commenced 1 February 2011 (Gaz S6, 1 February 2011)
Red Tape Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 12, 2016)
Assent date 10 May 2016
Commenced 1 July 2016 (Gaz G26, 29 June 2016, p 2)
Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2019 (Act No. 33, 2019)
Assent date 6 November 2019
Commenced pts 2 and 3: 11 December 2019 (Gaz G50,
11 December 2019, p 2); rem: 6 November 2019 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment (NTCAT Conferral of Jurisdiction) Act 2023 (Act No. 24, 2023)
Assent date 21 September 2023
Commenced 27 November 2023 (Gaz G24, 23 November 2023, p 2)
3 SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
ss 7 and 8 Auctioneers Ordinance 1955 (Act No. 10, 1955)
4 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Ordinances Revision
Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 87, 1973) (as amended) to: ss 2, 4, 6, 8, 8A – 8D,
8G, 8H, 8K, 12 – 16.
5 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: s 1.
ENDNOTES
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6 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
lt amd No. 29, 1981, s 2
s 1 amd No. 29, 1981, s 2
s 2 amd No. 29, 1981, s 2; No. 33, 2019, s 25
s 3 amd No. 10, 1955, s 3; No. 29, 1981, s 2; No. 6, 1993, s 2; No. 12, 2016,
s 10; No. 33, 2019, s 26
s 3A ins No. 10, 1955, s 4
amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 29, 1981, s 2
sub No. 33, 2019, s 27
s 3AB ins No. 6, 1993, s 2
rep No. 33, 2019, s 27
s 4 sub No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 29, 1981, s 2; No. 38, 2010, s 3; No. 33, 2019, s 28
s 5 sub No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 37, 1974, s 10; No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 6, 1993,
s 8; No. 70, 1993, s 8; No. 12, 2016, s 11; No. 33, 2019, s 29
s 6 sub No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 6, 1993, s 8; No. 12, 2016,
s 12; No. 33, 2019, s 30
s 7 sub No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 37, 1974, s 10; No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 33, 2019,
s 31
s 8 sub No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 51, 1977, s 3, No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 14, 1989, s 7
sub No. 33, 2019, s 32; No. 24, 2023, s 31
s 8A ins No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 14, 1989, s 7
sub No. 33, 2019, s 32
s 8B ins No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3
rep No. 33, 2019, s 32
s 8C ins No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 29, 1981, s 2
rep No. 6, 1993, s 8
s 8D ins No. 10, 1955, s 5
sub No. 12, 2016, s 13
s 8E ins No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 6, 1993, s 8; No. 33, 2019, s 33
s 8F ins No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 37, 1974, s 10; No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 33, 2019,
s 34; No. 24, 2023, s 32
s 8G ins No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 29, 1981, s 2
rep No. 6, 1993, s 8
s 8H ins No. 10, 1955, s 5
s 8HA ins No. 12, 2016, s 14
amd No. 33, 2019, s 35
ss 8HB – 8HC ins No. 33, 2019, s 36
s 8J ins No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 29, 1981, s 2; No. 17, 1996, s 6
sub No. 33, 2019, s 36
s 8K ins No. 10, 1955, s 5
amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 33, 2019, s 37
s 9 sub No. 33, 2019, s 38
s 10 amd No. 29, 1981, s 2
s 11 rep No. 10, 1955, s 6
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s 12 amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 29, 1981, s 2; No. 38, 2010,
s 3; No. 33, 2019, s 39
s 13 amd No. 29, 1981, s 2; No. 38, 2010, s 3
s 14 amd No. 10, 1961, s 2; No. 28, 1964, s 2; No. 29, 1981, s 2; No. 38, 2010,
s 3; No. 33, 2019, s 40
s 15 amd No. 29, 1981, s 2; No. 38, 2010, s 3; No. 33, 2019, s 41
s 16 amd No. 10, 1961, s 3; No. 8, 1978, s 2; No. 29, 1981, s 2; No. 38, 2010, s 3
rep No. 33, 2019, s 42
s 17 amd No. 51, 1977, s 3; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 29, 1981, s 2
s 17A ins No. 68, 1983, s 104
s 18 amd No. 29, 1981, s 2; No. 17, 1996, s 6
s 18A ins No. 30, 2010, s 27
s 19 amd No. 87, 1973, s 6; No. 95, 1978, s 14; No. 29, 1981, s 2
sub No. 33, 2019, s 43
s 20 ins No. 33, 2019, s 43
sch ins No. 24, 2023, s 33