NSWIn ForceRegulation
Conveyancers Licensing Regulation 2021
24Trust deposits
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 24
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Conveyancers Licensing Regulation 2021.
#### 24 Trust deposits
24 Trust deposits
> > (1) For the purposes of the Act, section 172(2)(d), a licensee who makes a deposit of money to the licensee’s trust account must ensure that—
> >
> > > (a) the relevant deposit book or other written deposit record is produced to the bank when the deposit is made, and
> >
> > > (b) the following particulars are entered in the book or record—
> > >
> > > > (i) the date of the deposit,
> > >
> > > > (ii) the amount of the deposit,
> > >
> > > > (iii) whether the deposit consists of cheques, notes or coins,
> > >
> > > > (iv) if cheques are included in the deposit—
> > > >
> > > > > (A) the name of the drawer, and
> > > >
> > > > > (B) the name and branch of the bank on which the cheque is drawn, and
> > > >
> > > > > (C) the amount of each cheque,
> >
> > > (c) a duplicate of the particulars of each deposit is kept by the licensee.
> >
> > Maximum penalty—40 penalty units for a corporation or 20 penalty units for an individual.
>
> > (2) This section does not apply to a deposit of money made directly to a licensee’s trust account by a person other than the licensee, whether electronically or otherwise.