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Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014
sec.149Acting as chattel auctioneer
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### sec.149 Acting as chattel auctioneer
A person must not perform an activity that may be done under the authority of a chattel auctioneer licence unless the person—
holds a chattel auctioneer licence and the performance of the activity is authorised under the person’s licence; or
is otherwise permitted under this or another Act to perform the activity.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
A person must not act as a chattel auctioneer unless—
the person holds a chattel auctioneer licence and the act is done under the authority of the person’s licence; or
the act is otherwise permitted under this or another Act.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
Without limiting the ways a person may act as a chattel auctioneer, a person acts as a chattel auctioneer if the person—
performs an auction for the sale of goods; or
advertises, notifies or states that the person performs auctions or is willing to perform auctions for the sale of goods; or
in any way holds out as being ready to perform auctions for the sale of goods.
(sec.149-ssec.1) A person must not perform an activity that may be done under the authority of a chattel auctioneer licence unless the person— holds a chattel auctioneer licence and the performance of the activity is authorised under the person’s licence; or is otherwise permitted under this or another Act to perform the activity. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(sec.149-ssec.2) A person must not act as a chattel auctioneer unless— the person holds a chattel auctioneer licence and the act is done under the authority of the person’s licence; or the act is otherwise permitted under this or another Act. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(sec.149-ssec.3) Without limiting the ways a person may act as a chattel auctioneer, a person acts as a chattel auctioneer if the person— performs an auction for the sale of goods; or advertises, notifies or states that the person performs auctions or is willing to perform auctions for the sale of goods; or in any way holds out as being ready to perform auctions for the sale of goods.
- (a) holds a chattel auctioneer licence and the performance of the activity is authorised under the person’s licence; or
- (b) is otherwise permitted under this or another Act to perform the activity.
- (a) the person holds a chattel auctioneer licence and the act is done under the authority of the person’s licence; or
- (b) the act is otherwise permitted under this or another Act.
- (a) performs an auction for the sale of goods; or
- (b) advertises, notifies or states that the person performs auctions or is willing to perform auctions for the sale of goods; or
- (c) in any way holds out as being ready to perform auctions for the sale of goods.