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Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Act 2014
sec.26Restriction on remedy for reward or expense
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sec.26 Restriction on remedy for reward or expense
A person must not sue for, or recover or keep, a reward or expense for the performance of a regulated activity as an agent for others for reward unless— the person was authorised under part 2 to perform the activity; and the person had been properly appointed or engaged under division 2 by the client. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
- (a) the person was authorised under part 2 to perform the activity; and
- (b) the person had been properly appointed or engaged under division 2 by the client.