Section 10 - Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003 - Disqualified persons

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10 Disqualified persons

(1) A person is a disqualified person for the purposes of this Act if the person—

(a) has a conviction in New South Wales or elsewhere for an offence involving dishonesty that was recorded in the last 10 years, unless the Secretary has determined under subsection (3) that the offence should be ignored, or

(b)–(d) (Repealed)

(e) is a mentally incapacitated person, or

(f) is disqualified from holding a licence or other authority under a corresponding law or is the holder of such a licence or authority that is suspended, or

(g) is the holder of a licence, permit or other authority that is suspended under legislation administered by the Minister or is disqualified from holding a licence, permit or other authority under legislation administered by the Minister, or

(h) is in partnership with a person who is a disqualified person, or

(i) is for the time being declared to be a disqualified person under Part 9 (Complaints and disciplinary action), or

(j) is a corporation that is the subject of a winding up order or for which a controller or administrator has been appointed, or

(k) has failed to pay a contribution or levy payable by the person under section 89 and the failure continues, or

(l) has failed to pay an amount due as a debt to the Crown by way of recovery of an amount paid out of the Compensation Fund and the failure continues, or

(m) has failed to pay any monetary penalty payable by the person under Part 9 (Complaints and disciplinary action) or has failed to comply with any direction given by the Secretary under that Part, and the failure continues, or

(n) has failed to comply with the requirements of section 75 to have an audit of the records and documents relating to any trust money carried out within the required time, unless the Secretary determines in the circumstances that failure should not disqualify the person, or

(o) has been removed (otherwise than at his or her own request) from the roll of lawyers kept by the Supreme Court or from a corresponding roll of lawyers kept by a superior court of another State or Territory, or