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Property Occupations Act 2014
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### sec.102 Appointment
A property agent must not act as a property agent for a person (a client ) to perform an activity (a service ) for the client unless—
the client first appoints the property agent under subsection (2) ; or
an appointment that is in force is assigned to the property agent under the terms of that appointment or under section 113 .
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
The appointment of a property agent must—
comply with division 2 and section 109 (1) ; and
include any other information prescribed under a regulation, in the way (if any) prescribed under a regulation.
as an addition to the approved form under section 104
the expression of commission for a service in a dollar amount, or as a percentage, or both
A resident letting agent must not act as a resident letting agent for a person (also a client ) to perform an activity (also a service ) for the client unless—
the client first appoints the resident letting agent under subsection (4) ; or
an appointment that is in force is assigned to the resident letting agent under the terms of that appointment or under section 113 .
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
The appointment of a resident letting agent must—
comply with division 2 , subdivision 1 and section 109 (1) ; and
include any other information prescribed under a regulation, in the way (if any) prescribed under a regulation.
An appointment under subsection (1) or (3) may be for the performance of—
a particular service or services (a single appointment ); or
a particular service or services over a period (a continuing appointment ).
Subsections (1) , (2) and (5) do not apply to a sale of property by a real estate agent who acts in conjunction with a real estate agent appointed for this section to sell the property.
(sec.102-ssec.1) A property agent must not act as a property agent for a person (a client ) to perform an activity (a service ) for the client unless— the client first appoints the property agent under subsection (2) ; or an appointment that is in force is assigned to the property agent under the terms of that appointment or under section 113 . Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.102-ssec.2) The appointment of a property agent must— comply with division 2 and section 109 (1) ; and include any other information prescribed under a regulation, in the way (if any) prescribed under a regulation. as an addition to the approved form under section 104 the expression of commission for a service in a dollar amount, or as a percentage, or both
(sec.102-ssec.3) A resident letting agent must not act as a resident letting agent for a person (also a client ) to perform an activity (also a service ) for the client unless— the client first appoints the resident letting agent under subsection (4) ; or an appointment that is in force is assigned to the resident letting agent under the terms of that appointment or under section 113 . Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.102-ssec.4) The appointment of a resident letting agent must— comply with division 2 , subdivision 1 and section 109 (1) ; and include any other information prescribed under a regulation, in the way (if any) prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.102-ssec.5) An appointment under subsection (1) or (3) may be for the performance of— a particular service or services (a single appointment ); or a particular service or services over a period (a continuing appointment ).
(sec.102-ssec.6) Subsections (1) , (2) and (5) do not apply to a sale of property by a real estate agent who acts in conjunction with a real estate agent appointed for this section to sell the property.
- (a) the client first appoints the property agent under subsection (2) ; or
- (b) an appointment that is in force is assigned to the property agent under the terms of that appointment or under section 113 .
- (a) comply with division 2 and section 109 (1) ; and
- (b) include any other information prescribed under a regulation, in the way (if any) prescribed under a regulation. Example of a way for paragraph (b) — • as an addition to the approved form under section 104 • the expression of commission for a service in a dollar amount, or as a percentage, or both
- • as an addition to the approved form under section 104
- • the expression of commission for a service in a dollar amount, or as a percentage, or both
- • as an addition to the approved form under section 104
- • the expression of commission for a service in a dollar amount, or as a percentage, or both
- (a) the client first appoints the resident letting agent under subsection (4) ; or
- (b) an appointment that is in force is assigned to the resident letting agent under the terms of that appointment or under section 113 .
- (a) comply with division 2 , subdivision 1 and section 109 (1) ; and
- (b) include any other information prescribed under a regulation, in the way (if any) prescribed under a regulation.
- (a) a particular service or services (a single appointment ); or
- (b) a particular service or services over a period (a continuing appointment ).