sec.8Main object

### sec.8 Main object The main object of this Act is to provide a system for licensing and regulating persons as motor dealers and chattel auctioneers and for registering and regulating persons as motor salespersons that achieves an appropriate balance between— the need to regulate for the protection of consumers; and the need to promote freedom of enterprise in the market place. The object is to be achieved mainly by— ensuring— only suitable persons with appropriate qualifications are licensed or registered; and persons who carry on business or are in charge of a licensee’s business at a place under the authority of a motor dealer licence or chattel auctioneer licence maintain close personal supervision of the way the business is carried on; and providing— protection for consumers in their dealings with licensees and their employees; and a legislative framework within which persons performing activities for licensees may lawfully operate; and regulating fees and commissions that can be charged for particular transactions; and providing increased flexibility in enforcement measures through injunctions and undertakings; and promoting administrative efficiency by providing that— responsibility for licensing rests with the chief executive; and responsibility for reviewing particular decisions of the chief executive rests with QCAT; and responsibility for disciplinary matters rests with QCAT. (sec.8-ssec.1) The main object of this Act is to provide a system for licensing and regulating persons as motor dealers and chattel auctioneers and for registering and regulating persons as motor salespersons that achieves an appropriate balance between— the need to regulate for the protection of consumers; and the need to promote freedom of enterprise in the market place. (sec.8-ssec.2) The object is to be achieved mainly by— ensuring— only suitable persons with appropriate qualifications are licensed or registered; and persons who carry on business or are in charge of a licensee’s business at a place under the authority of a motor dealer licence or chattel auctioneer licence maintain close personal supervision of the way the business is carried on; and providing— protection for consumers in their dealings with licensees and their employees; and a legislative framework within which persons performing activities for licensees may lawfully operate; and regulating fees and commissions that can be charged for particular transactions; and providing increased flexibility in enforcement measures through injunctions and undertakings; and promoting administrative efficiency by providing that— responsibility for licensing rests with the chief executive; and responsibility for reviewing particular decisions of the chief executive rests with QCAT; and responsibility for disciplinary matters rests with QCAT. - (a) the need to regulate for the protection of consumers; and - (b) the need to promote freedom of enterprise in the market place. - (a) ensuring— (i) only suitable persons with appropriate qualifications are licensed or registered; and (ii) persons who carry on business or are in charge of a licensee’s business at a place under the authority of a motor dealer licence or chattel auctioneer licence maintain close personal supervision of the way the business is carried on; and - (i) only suitable persons with appropriate qualifications are licensed or registered; and - (ii) persons who carry on business or are in charge of a licensee’s business at a place under the authority of a motor dealer licence or chattel auctioneer licence maintain close personal supervision of the way the business is carried on; and - (b) providing— (i) protection for consumers in their dealings with licensees and their employees; and (ii) a legislative framework within which persons performing activities for licensees may lawfully operate; and - (i) protection for consumers in their dealings with licensees and their employees; and - (ii) a legislative framework within which persons performing activities for licensees may lawfully operate; and - (c) regulating fees and commissions that can be charged for particular transactions; and - (d) providing increased flexibility in enforcement measures through injunctions and undertakings; and - (e) promoting administrative efficiency by providing that— (i) responsibility for licensing rests with the chief executive; and (ii) responsibility for reviewing particular decisions of the chief executive rests with QCAT; and (iii) responsibility for disciplinary matters rests with QCAT. - (i) responsibility for licensing rests with the chief executive; and - (ii) responsibility for reviewing particular decisions of the chief executive rests with QCAT; and - (iii) responsibility for disciplinary matters rests with QCAT. - (i) only suitable persons with appropriate qualifications are licensed or registered; and - (ii) persons who carry on business or are in charge of a licensee’s business at a place under the authority of a motor dealer licence or chattel auctioneer licence maintain close personal supervision of the way the business is carried on; and - (i) protection for consumers in their dealings with licensees and their employees; and - (ii) a legislative framework within which persons performing activities for licensees may lawfully operate; and - (i) responsibility for licensing rests with the chief executive; and - (ii) responsibility for reviewing particular decisions of the chief executive rests with QCAT; and - (iii) responsibility for disciplinary matters rests with QCAT.