60KCommercial agent rules

#### 60K Commercial agent rules 60K Commercial agent rules > > (1) The regulations may prescribe rules of conduct for the carrying out of commercial agent activities including by prohibiting certain practices. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the rules may deal with the following matters— > > > > > (a) prohibited practices (including, but not limited to, the use of physical force, harassment, coercion, misrepresentation, making unreasonable threats, entering premises illegally, impersonating a Government employee, exposing a person to ridicule or employing or otherwise using disqualified persons), > > > > > (b) money held on trust including the keeping of trust accounts and the audit of those accounts, > > > > > (c) the keeping of records, > > > > > (d) the provision of information to the Secretary, > > > > > (e) the handling of complaints, > > > > > (f) advertising, > > > > > (g) the employment or use of persons. > > > (3) A person must not carry out a commercial agent activity unless the person does so in compliance with the commercial agent rules. > > > (4) An employer must take all reasonable steps to ensure that an employee does not carry out a commercial agent activity in the course of their employment unless the employee does so in compliance with the commercial agent rules. > > > (5) Each officer of a corporation must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the corporation does not carry out a commercial agent activity unless it does so in compliance with the commercial agent rules. > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) or 50 penalty units (in the case of an individual). > > **s 60K:** Ins 2016 No 52, Sch 1\[1\].