Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Act 2014
sec.18What a registration certificate authorises
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sec.18 What a registration certificate authorises
A registration certificate authorises the holder of the certificate (a subagent ) to perform any of the following activities that may be performed by the field agent who employs the subagent— a debt collection activity; a repossession activity; a process serving activity. Subsection (1) is subject to any limitations imposed under a condition of the registration for which the certificate was issued. The subagent may perform the activities only in the capacity of an employee of someone else. (sec.18-ssec.1) A registration certificate authorises the holder of the certificate (a subagent ) to perform any of the following activities that may be performed by the field agent who employs the subagent— a debt collection activity; a repossession activity; a process serving activity. (sec.18-ssec.2) Subsection (1) is subject to any limitations imposed under a condition of the registration for which the certificate was issued. (sec.18-ssec.3) The subagent may perform the activities only in the capacity of an employee of someone else.
- (a) a debt collection activity;
- (b) a repossession activity;
- (c) a process serving activity.