5Property Agents Board continued

5 Property Agents Board continued

(1)  The Property Agents Board established under section 70 of the repealed Act continues in existence for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  The Board consists of the following persons appointed by the Governor:

(a) [Section 5 Subsection (2) amended by No. 36 of 2017, s. 19, Applied:19 Sep 2017] an Australian lawyer, nominated by the Minister, of at least 5 years' standing as an Australian legal practitioner and who has legal experience in areas of law relevant to the position, who is to be the Chair of the Board;

(b) a property agent, nominated by the body that the Minister is satisfied represents the views of the majority of property agents, who has at least 5 years' experience as a property agent;

(c) a property agent, nominated by the Minister, who has at least 5 years' experience as a property agent;

(d) 2 persons, nominated by the Minister, who are not property agents.

(3)  The Board –

(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and

(b) may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and

(c) may have a seal.

(4)  If the Board has a seal –

(a) it is to be kept and used as authorised by the Board; and

(b) all courts and persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of the imprint of the seal on a document and presume that the document was duly sealed by the Board.

(5)  Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the membership and meetings of the Board.