197GLegal practitioner and conveyancing agent must obtain

197G Legal practitioner and conveyancing agent must obtain authorisation (1) A person commits an offence if: Law (NT) on behalf of a party to the instrument; and (c) the execution is not in accordance with a properly completed client authorisation and the person is reckless in relation to that result. (2) A person commits an offence if: Law (NT) on behalf of a party to the instrument in accordance with a properly completed client authorisation; and

Land Title Act 2000 103 (c) the person did not verify the identity of the party in accordance with the verification of identity requirements and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance. (3) A person commits an offence if: Law (NT) on behalf of a party to the instrument in accordance with a properly completed client authorisation; and (c) the person did not verify the authority of the party, in accordance with the verification of authority guidelines, to be a party to the instrument authorised by or under the client authorisation and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance. (4) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a), (2)(a) and (3)(a). (5) This section does not apply to a legal practitioner or conveyancing agent: (a) who executes a caveat as agent of a caveator otherwise than under a client authorisation; or (b) in other circumstances prescribed by regulation.