15AProhibition on advertising while licence suspended

15A Prohibition on advertising while licence suspended

[Section 15A Inserted by No. 29 of 2012, s. 4, Applied:01 May 2015]

(1)  [Section 15A Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2022, s. 19, Applied:01 Jul 2023] A person whose licence is suspended under this Act or an Act of another State or a Territory (the suspended licensee) must not, during the period of the suspension –

(a) advertise or in any way represent to the public, either expressly or by implication, that he or she is a licensed conveyancer; or

(b) cause or allow another person to advertise, or in any way represent to the public, either expressly or by implication, that the suspended licensee is a licensed conveyancer.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(2)  [Section 15A Subsection (2) amended by No. 29 of 2022, s. 19, Applied:01 Jul 2023] A person who employs a person whose licence is suspended under any Act must not, during the period of the employee's suspension –

(a) advertise or in any way represent to the public; or

(b) cause or allow another person to advertise or in any way represent to the public –

either expressly or by implication, that the employee is a licensed conveyancer.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under subsection (2) if the defendant establishes that, at the time the advertisement was published or the representation was made, the defendant did not know that the employee's licence was suspended.