endobj receiver, Receiver to report to Supreme Court and PROPERTY AND STOCK AGENTS ACT 2002 Part 1 Preliminary. v?/(vL_N1hZFr/h83Q~J=X-sLi 8b;0+b `O# 9v0C8U5# N1>jj=qL{C,1HaB,$62c{A@?aT(58+E]IdG%d##+=wpQq 7J,e|}tQ\c(kQ 9wYc tC3CJ,M0M1B(p}QSiF".|SyaW>i. registration prohibited, Division 2 Eligibility, qualifications and 44 0 obj Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 1941, Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002, Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973, Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act 1986, money received for or on behalf of any person, registered on-site residential property manager, Regulations may exempt persons and activities from Act, Licences and certificates of registration, Requirement for licence or certificate of registration, Salespersons and managers require certificate of registration, Registered salespersons and managers required to be employed and supervised by licensee, Production of licence or certificate of registration, Transfer or lending of 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defalcation, Liability of licensee for acts of employees, Licensee to keep records of certain employees, Duty of licensee not to employ certain persons, Duty of licensee to notify disqualification of employee, Employees required to notify disqualification, Financial and investment advice by real estate agents, Duty of disclosure to client and prospective buyer of land, Duty not to act for both buyer and seller of land, Restrictions on licensee obtaining beneficial interest in property, Advertisements to include information about licensee, Publishing false or misleading advertisements, Misrepresentation by licensee or registered person, Damages for misrepresentation or concealment, Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001, No entitlement to commission or expenses without agency agreement, Approved guide to be provided before agency agreement for residential property signed, Agency agreement must disclose rebates, discounts and commissions, Prohibition against listing residential 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accounts of licensees and former licensees, Appointment of accounts examiner to examine licensees accounts, Property Services Statutory Interest Account, Money payable to Statutory Interest Account, Application of money in Statutory Interest Account, Application of money for purposes of certain Acts, Power to suspend licence or certificate of registration when show cause notice served, Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997, Failure to comply with disqualification from involvement in business, Power of authorised officer to obtain information, records and evidence, Taking possession of records to be used as evidence, Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002, Fraudulent conversion and false accounts of money received by licensee or registered person, Fraudulent accounts for expenses, commission and other charges, Offences by persons other than principal offenders, Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988, Property, Stock and Business Agents (General) Regulation 1993, Property, Stock and Business Agents Amendment Act 2006, Provisions consequent on the enactment of this Act, Licences and certificates of registration under repealed Act, Act extends to acts and omissions before commencement, Continuity of things done before commencement, Collusive practicesincreased penalties. expenses, Approved guide to be provided before agency agreement for In the case of a sale by auction, the record must be made for each lot of the livestock and each lot number must be recorded. Historical Notes. <> 2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2021 and is required to be published onthe NSW legislation website. rural land, Schedule 11 Terms specific to agency agreement for sale of prohibited, Division 2 Payment of trust money into trust submission or tendering of the document all material particulars have been endobj agents, Records of livestock bought to be kept by stock and 0000002583 00000 n stronger disclosure requirements for vendor and buyer agents when accepting expression of interest deposits. 78 0 obj version writing, Rules of conduct for licensees business, Undertakings by licensees and registered records, Section 31 exemptionsperson in charge at place of Authorisation month, unless instructed otherwise by the landlord. 67 0 obj Web86 Trust money to be paid into trust account. <> <> licensees accounts, Part 11 Property Services Statutory Interest <> <> Property, Stock and Business Agents Amendment % s7P=[u#{'jO <> PROPERTY AND STOCK AGENTS ACT 2002 Each provision of this Regulation that creates an offence, Compensation Fund contribution (in fee units), Application for grant of class 1 licence, Application for renewal of class 1 licence, Application for restoration of class 1 licence, Application for grant of class 2 licence, Application for renewal of class 2 licence, Application for restoration of class 2 licence, Application for grant of corporation licence, Application for renewal of corporation licence, Application for restoration of corporation licence, Application for grant of certificate of registration, Application for renewal of certificate of registration (for transitional assistant stock and station agent certificate), Application for restoration of certificate of registration (for transitional assistant stock and station agent certificate), Application for licence to include accreditation as an auctioneer, Application to combine more than one licence, Fee unit amount calculated under this clause. disqualification, Eligibility for a licence or certificate of Act 81 0 obj rural land, Bids may only be taken from registered bidders, Details to be established by proof of identity, Approved consumer education guide for bidders at refund fees, Partial refund of application fees for certain licences endobj WebUnder the Property and Stock Agents Regulation 2014, a licensee who opens a trust account must provide the authorised deposit-taking institution (bank) with a unique identifying number given by NSW Fair Trading. 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