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56Approved guide to be provided before agency agreement for residential property signed
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56 Approved guide to be provided before agency agreement for residential property signed
> > (1) A real estate agent must not enter into an agency agreement with a person for the sale of residential property unless the agent has provided the person with a copy of the approved guide not more than 1 month before the agreement is signed by or on behalf of the person.
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> > Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > approved guide means a guide with respect to the sale of residential property approved by the Secretary from time to time for the purposes of this section.
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> > (3) A contravention of this section does not affect the validity of the agency agreement.