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Property Occupations Act 2014
sec.162Part payments must be paid to particular persons
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### sec.162 Part payments must be paid to particular persons
The property developer must pay a part payment received under the relevant contract directly to 1 of the following—
the public trustee;
a law practice;
a property agent.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
A provision of the relevant contract is void if it provides for payment of the part payment other than in accordance with subsection (1) .
A provision of an instrument made in connection with the relevant contract is void if it provides for payment of the part payment other than in accordance with subsection (1) .
In this section—
law practice means any of the following, within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 , that has an office in Queensland—
an Australian legal practitioner who is a sole practitioner but not a barrister under that Act;
a law firm;
an incorporated legal practice;
a multi-disciplinary partnership.
(sec.162-ssec.1) The property developer must pay a part payment received under the relevant contract directly to 1 of the following— the public trustee; a law practice; a property agent. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(sec.162-ssec.2) A provision of the relevant contract is void if it provides for payment of the part payment other than in accordance with subsection (1) .
(sec.162-ssec.3) A provision of an instrument made in connection with the relevant contract is void if it provides for payment of the part payment other than in accordance with subsection (1) .
(sec.162-ssec.4) In this section— law practice means any of the following, within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 , that has an office in Queensland— an Australian legal practitioner who is a sole practitioner but not a barrister under that Act; a law firm; an incorporated legal practice; a multi-disciplinary partnership.
- (a) the public trustee;
- (b) a law practice;
- (c) a property agent.
- (a) an Australian legal practitioner who is a sole practitioner but not a barrister under that Act;
- (b) a law firm;
- (c) an incorporated legal practice;
- (d) a multi-disciplinary partnership.