Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Act 2014
sec.143Power of court
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sec.143 Power of court
A court may, in addition to any other penalty it may impose, order that a field agent’s licence or a subagent’s registration be suspended for a stated period or cancelled if the agent or subagent has been convicted of an offence against this Act. Subsection (3) applies if— the court orders that a field agent’s licence be cancelled and the agent is an individual; or the court orders a subagent’s registration be cancelled. The court must also order that the field agent or subagent be disqualified permanently, or for a stated period, from any or all of the following— holding a licence; being registered as a subagent; performing a debt collection activity as authorised under part 2 , division 3 . The court may also order that any person convicted of an offence against this Act be disqualified from holding a licence or being registered as a subagent under this Act permanently or for a stated period. The court may make an order under subsection (1) or (4) — on the chief executive’s application; or on its own initiative. If an order is made by a court under this section on the court’s own initiative, the court must cause a copy of the order to be given to the chief executive. (sec.143-ssec.1) A court may, in addition to any other penalty it may impose, order that a field agent’s licence or a subagent’s registration be suspended for a stated period or cancelled if the agent or subagent has been convicted of an offence against this Act. (sec.143-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if— the court orders that a field agent’s licence be cancelled and the agent is an individual; or the court orders a subagent’s registration be cancelled. (sec.143-ssec.3) The court must also order that the field agent or subagent be disqualified permanently, or for a stated period, from any or all of the following— holding a licence; being registered as a subagent; performing a debt collection activity as authorised under part 2 , division 3 . (sec.143-ssec.4) The court may also order that any person convicted of an offence against this Act be disqualified from holding a licence or being registered as a subagent under this Act permanently or for a stated period. (sec.143-ssec.5) The court may make an order under subsection (1) or (4) — on the chief executive’s application; or on its own initiative. (sec.143-ssec.6) If an order is made by a court under this section on the court’s own initiative, the court must cause a copy of the order to be given to the chief executive.
- (a) the court orders that a field agent’s licence be cancelled and the agent is an individual; or
- (b) the court orders a subagent’s registration be cancelled.
- (a) holding a licence;
- (b) being registered as a subagent;
- (c) performing a debt collection activity as authorised under part 2 , division 3 .
- (a) on the chief executive’s application; or