Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Act 2014
sec.35Licence or registration certificate not to be used improperly
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sec.35 Licence or registration certificate not to be used improperly
A field agent or subagent must not— represent that the person’s licence or registration certificate entitles the person to exercise a power the person may not lawfully exercise; or use the person’s licence or registration certificate to exercise a power the person may not lawfully exercise. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. A collection agent must not represent that the person’s authorisation under part 2 , division 3 entitles the person to exercise a power the person may not lawfully exercise. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. In this section— represent includes suggest or imply. use includes attempt to use. (sec.35-ssec.1) A field agent or subagent must not— represent that the person’s licence or registration certificate entitles the person to exercise a power the person may not lawfully exercise; or use the person’s licence or registration certificate to exercise a power the person may not lawfully exercise. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.35-ssec.2) A collection agent must not represent that the person’s authorisation under part 2 , division 3 entitles the person to exercise a power the person may not lawfully exercise. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.35-ssec.3) In this section— represent includes suggest or imply. use includes attempt to use.
- (a) represent that the person’s licence or registration certificate entitles the person to exercise a power the person may not lawfully exercise; or
- (b) use the person’s licence or registration certificate to exercise a power the person may not lawfully exercise.