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Property Occupations Act 2014
sec.137Offence to sell, lend or borrow registration certificate
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### sec.137 Offence to sell, lend or borrow registration certificate
A real estate salesperson must not—
sell, lend or hire out the salesperson’s registration certificate to someone else; or
notify or advertise that a registration certificate is available for sale, loan or hire to someone else, whether registered or not; or
permit or allow someone else to hold out that the person is the holder of the registration certificate issued to the salesperson.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
A person must not buy, borrow or hire a registration certificate.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(sec.137-ssec.1) A real estate salesperson must not— sell, lend or hire out the salesperson’s registration certificate to someone else; or notify or advertise that a registration certificate is available for sale, loan or hire to someone else, whether registered or not; or permit or allow someone else to hold out that the person is the holder of the registration certificate issued to the salesperson. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(sec.137-ssec.2) A person must not buy, borrow or hire a registration certificate. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
- (a) sell, lend or hire out the salesperson’s registration certificate to someone else; or
- (b) notify or advertise that a registration certificate is available for sale, loan or hire to someone else, whether registered or not; or
- (c) permit or allow someone else to hold out that the person is the holder of the registration certificate issued to the salesperson.