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Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012
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121 Effect of suspension
(1) This section applies despite anything to the contrary in a business licensing Act or any other Act or law other than this Division.
(2) If a notice is issued under this Division suspending—
(a) an estate agent's licence under the **Estate Agents Act 1980**; or
S. 121(2)(b) amended by No. 7/2022 s. 54(1)(a).
(b) a motor car trader's licence under the **Motor Car Traders Act 1986**—
S. 121(2)(c) amended by No. 16/2014 s. 6(a), repealed by No. 7/2022 s. 54(1)(b).
S. 121(2)(d) repealed by No. 16/2014 s. 6(b).
the licence is deemed to be suspended for the purposes of that Act for the licence suspension period.
S. 121(3) substituted by No. 6/2025 s. 83(2).
(3) If a notice is issued under this Division suspending a licensee's registration as a registered agent's representative under the **Estate Agents Act 1980**, the person's registration is taken to be suspended under that Act for the licence suspension period.
(4) If a notice is issued under this Division suspending a licensee's right to participate in a customer service capacity in the business of a motor car trader within the meaning of the **Motor** **Car Traders Act 1986**, the licensee is deemed, for the purposes of that Act, not to be permitted to be employed in a customer service capacity by a motor car trader for the licence suspension period.
S. 121(5) repealed by No. 7/2022 s. 54(2).
(6) If a notice is issued under this Division suspending the registration or endorsement of registration of a licensee under the **Second-Hand** **Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989**, the registration or endorsement is deemed to be suspended for the purposes of that Act for the licence suspension period.
(7) If a notice is issued under this Division suspending a licensee's licence under the **Conveyancers Act 2006**, the licensee is deemed for the purposes of that Act to be prohibited from doing either or both of the following during the licence suspension period—
(a) carrying on a conveyancing business;
(b) undertaking conveyancing work as an employee of a conveyancing business.
S. 121(8) inserted by No. 26/2019 s. 136.
(8) If a notice is issued under this Division suspending a professional engineer's registration under the **Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019**—
(a) the registration is taken, for the purposes of that Act, to be suspended during the licence suspension period; and
(b) in the case of a suspended registration, the engineer is prohibited from providing professional engineering services in an area of engineering (other than under the direct supervision of a registered professional engineer) during the licence suspension period.