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Settlement Agents Act 1981
4Repealed by the *Land Administration Act 1997* s. 281.
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4 Repealed by the *Land Administration Act 1997* s. 281.
5 The *Real Estate Legislation Amendment Act 1995* s. 65(2) and 87 are saving and transitional provisions that are of no further effect.
6 The *Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act (No. 3) 2003* s. 2‑4 contain validation provisions for certain acts and omissions occurring before 23 Apr 2003.
7 The *State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004* Pt. 5, the *State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004* s. 167 and 169, and the *State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004* r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this Act.
Defined terms
*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*
**Defined term Provision(s)**
Account 3(1)
agent 49(5b)
appointed day 3(1), 26(2)
approved 3(1)
auditor 3(1)
authorised financial institution 48
Authority Sch. 2 cl. 1(1)
bank 3(1)
bank account 48
banker 48
body corporate 36(3)
business 3(1)
business day 48
business licence Sch. 1 cl. 6
business settlement agent 3(1)
business transaction 3(1)
code of conduct 3(1)
commencement day 124
Commissioner 3(1)
defalcation by a licensee 3(1)
department 3(1)
discharge of mortgage 46(7)
Fidelity Guarantee Account 3(1)
fidelity guarantee fee 3(1)
fit and proper 27(2)
former Board 124
former Registrar 124
General Purpose Account 3(1)
Interest Account 3(1)
land 3(1)
liability 124
licence 3(1)
licensed 3(1)
licensee 3(1), 34AA(1)
person aggrieved 23(2)
prescribed financial market 36(4)
real estate 3(1)
real estate settlement agent 3(1)
real estate transaction 3(1)
renewal 3(1)
request 49A(7)
reviewable decision 23(2)
reward 3(1)
right 124
separate account 48
settlement 3(1)
settlement agent 3(1), 4(1), 73(5)
settlement agents’ code of conduct 3(1)
specified 135(6)
supervisor 3(1)
transaction 3(1)
transitional matter 135(2)
Treasurer 3(1)
Treasury 3(1)
triennial certificate 3(1)
trust account 73(5)
trust accounts 48
trustee company 3(1)
vendor 49(5b)
year 48