sec.23Registration of bidders and related obligations for auction

### sec.23 Registration of bidders and related obligations for auction For each auction an auctioneer conducts at the same place on the same day, the auctioneer must keep a register of each bidder (a registered bidder ) registered under this section to bid at the auction. The auctioneer must— inform persons considering bidding in the auction that only bids from registered bidders will be accepted; and before accepting a bid—ensure the bidder is a registered bidder. However, if a bidder has previously been registered by the auctioneer for the sale of property, the bidder’s previous registration may be applied to 1 or more subsequent auctions conducted by the auctioneer. The auctioneer may register a person as a bidder only if the person— gives the auctioneer the person’s name and address; and produces satisfactory evidence of the person’s identity to the auctioneer; and a driver licence with the person’s photo on it gives the auctioneer the name and address of any other person for whom bids are intended to be made on instructions given by the other person by telephone. The auctioneer must, if satisfied of the person’s identity— assign a unique bidder identifier to the person; and record the person’s name and address, and the unique bidder identifier assigned by the auctioneer to the person, in the register. If the auction is for the sale of property or goods other than livestock, the auctioneer must ensure— the unique bidder identifier assigned to the person can be easily used by the person to bid during the auction; and The auctioneer may give the person a card or other thing with the person’s unique bidder identifier clearly shown on it. the unique bidder identifier can be easily identified by the auctioneer when the person uses it to make a bid during the auction. The auctioneer must keep the register for at least 5 years after the day of the last entry made in it. (sec.23-ssec.1) For each auction an auctioneer conducts at the same place on the same day, the auctioneer must keep a register of each bidder (a registered bidder ) registered under this section to bid at the auction. (sec.23-ssec.2) The auctioneer must— inform persons considering bidding in the auction that only bids from registered bidders will be accepted; and before accepting a bid—ensure the bidder is a registered bidder. (sec.23-ssec.3) However, if a bidder has previously been registered by the auctioneer for the sale of property, the bidder’s previous registration may be applied to 1 or more subsequent auctions conducted by the auctioneer. (sec.23-ssec.4) The auctioneer may register a person as a bidder only if the person— gives the auctioneer the person’s name and address; and produces satisfactory evidence of the person’s identity to the auctioneer; and a driver licence with the person’s photo on it gives the auctioneer the name and address of any other person for whom bids are intended to be made on instructions given by the other person by telephone. (sec.23-ssec.5) The auctioneer must, if satisfied of the person’s identity— assign a unique bidder identifier to the person; and record the person’s name and address, and the unique bidder identifier assigned by the auctioneer to the person, in the register. (sec.23-ssec.6) If the auction is for the sale of property or goods other than livestock, the auctioneer must ensure— the unique bidder identifier assigned to the person can be easily used by the person to bid during the auction; and The auctioneer may give the person a card or other thing with the person’s unique bidder identifier clearly shown on it. the unique bidder identifier can be easily identified by the auctioneer when the person uses it to make a bid during the auction. (sec.23-ssec.7) The auctioneer must keep the register for at least 5 years after the day of the last entry made in it. - (a) inform persons considering bidding in the auction that only bids from registered bidders will be accepted; and - (b) before accepting a bid—ensure the bidder is a registered bidder. - (a) gives the auctioneer the person’s name and address; and - (b) produces satisfactory evidence of the person’s identity to the auctioneer; and Example for paragraph (b) — a driver licence with the person’s photo on it - (c) gives the auctioneer the name and address of any other person for whom bids are intended to be made on instructions given by the other person by telephone. - (a) assign a unique bidder identifier to the person; and - (b) record the person’s name and address, and the unique bidder identifier assigned by the auctioneer to the person, in the register. - (a) the unique bidder identifier assigned to the person can be easily used by the person to bid during the auction; and Example for paragraph (a) — The auctioneer may give the person a card or other thing with the person’s unique bidder identifier clearly shown on it. - (b) the unique bidder identifier can be easily identified by the auctioneer when the person uses it to make a bid during the auction.