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78 Deficiency in trust account

(1) A licensee must not, without reasonable excuse, cause—

(a) a deficiency in any trust account or trust ledger account; or

(b) a failure to pay or deliver any trust money.

(2) An offence under this section is an indictable offence.

(3) In this section, cause includes be responsible for.