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Property Occupations Act 2014
sec.85Who must be in charge of a resident letting agent’s business at a place
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### sec.85 Who must be in charge of a resident letting agent’s business at a place
A resident letting agent who is an individual and a principal licensee must be in charge of the agent’s business at the agent’s registered office.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
A resident letting agent that is a corporation must ensure the individual in charge of the agent’s business at the agent’s registered office is a resident letting agent or real estate agent.
Maximum penalty—
for an individual guilty under the Criminal Code , chapter 2 of an offence—200 penalty units; or
for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.
If a resident letting agent who is an individual and a principal licensee has more than 1 place of business, the resident letting agent must ensure another individual who is a resident letting agent or real estate agent is in charge of the agent’s business at each place of business.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
If a resident letting agent that is a corporation has more than 1 place of business, the resident letting agent must ensure an individual who is a resident letting agent or real estate agent is in charge of the agent’s business at each place of business.
Maximum penalty—
for an individual guilty under the Criminal Code , chapter 2 of an offence—200 penalty units; or
for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.
An individual must not be in charge of a resident letting agent’s business at more than 1 place of business.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
It is not an offence against subsection (5) for an individual who is a resident letting agent or real estate agent to be in charge of more than 1 place of business if each place of business is on land contiguous to land on which the other place of business is located.
For subsection (6) , land is contiguous with other land only if the parcels of land have a common boundary that is not separated by a public road.
(sec.85-ssec.1) A resident letting agent who is an individual and a principal licensee must be in charge of the agent’s business at the agent’s registered office. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.85-ssec.2) A resident letting agent that is a corporation must ensure the individual in charge of the agent’s business at the agent’s registered office is a resident letting agent or real estate agent. Maximum penalty— for an individual guilty under the Criminal Code , chapter 2 of an offence—200 penalty units; or for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.
(sec.85-ssec.3) If a resident letting agent who is an individual and a principal licensee has more than 1 place of business, the resident letting agent must ensure another individual who is a resident letting agent or real estate agent is in charge of the agent’s business at each place of business. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.85-ssec.4) If a resident letting agent that is a corporation has more than 1 place of business, the resident letting agent must ensure an individual who is a resident letting agent or real estate agent is in charge of the agent’s business at each place of business. Maximum penalty— for an individual guilty under the Criminal Code , chapter 2 of an offence—200 penalty units; or for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.
(sec.85-ssec.5) An individual must not be in charge of a resident letting agent’s business at more than 1 place of business. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.85-ssec.6) It is not an offence against subsection (5) for an individual who is a resident letting agent or real estate agent to be in charge of more than 1 place of business if each place of business is on land contiguous to land on which the other place of business is located.
(sec.85-ssec.7) For subsection (6) , land is contiguous with other land only if the parcels of land have a common boundary that is not separated by a public road.
- (a) for an individual guilty under the Criminal Code , chapter 2 of an offence—200 penalty units; or
- (b) for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.
- (a) for an individual guilty under the Criminal Code , chapter 2 of an offence—200 penalty units; or
- (b) for a corporation—1,000 penalty units.