Agents (Amendment) Act 1985 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Agents (Amendment) Ordinance 1985

No. 6 of 1985

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 22 February 1985.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. SCHOLES

Minister of State for Territories

An Ordinance to amend the Agents Ordinance 1968

Short title

1.  This Ordinance may be cited as the Agents (Amendment) Ordinance 1985.¹

Commencement

2.  This Ordinance shall come into operation on 1 March 1985.

Principal Ordinance

3.  In this Ordinance, “Principal Ordinance” means the Agents Ordinance 1968.²

4.  Section 20 of the Principal Ordinance is repealed and the following section substituted:

Interpretation

“20.  In this Part—

‘prescribed date’ means the date fixed, for the purposes for this Division, under section 21;

‘prescribed person’ means a person who has the required qualifications for registration as an agent by virtue of sub-section 26 (2), 30 (2) or 34 (2).”.

Prescribed date

5.  Section 21 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting “applicants for registration shall hold” and substituting “applicants for registration, other than applicants who are prescribed persons, shall hold”.

Regulations to prescribe educational qualifications to be held after the prescribed date

6.  Section 22 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting “, other than prescribed persons,” after “persons”.

Qualifications for registration by persons who apply for registration after the prescribed date

7.  Section 26 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) A person who applies, after the prescribed date, for registration as a real estate agent has the required qualifications for registration as a real estate agent if—

(a)he is licensed or registered as a real estate agent under the law of a State or another Territory providing for the licensing or registration of real estate agents; and

(b)he satisfies the Board that he has an adequate knowledge of the duties, obligations and rights of a real estate agent.”.

Qualifications for registration by persons who apply for registration after the prescribed date

8.  Section 30 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2)  A person who applies, after the prescribed date, for registration as a stock and station agent has the required qualifications for registration as a stock and station agent if—

(a)he is licensed or registered as a stock and station agent under the law of a State or another Territory providing for the licensing or registration of stock and station agents; and

(b)he satisfies the Board that he has an adequate knowledge of the duties, obligations and rights of a stock and station agent.”.

Qualifications for registration by persons who apply for registration after the prescribed date

9.  Section 34 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2)  A person who applies, after the prescribed date, for registration as a business agent has the required qualifications for registration as a business agent if—

(a)he is licensed or registered as a business agent under the law of a State or another Territory providing for the licensing or registration of business agents; and

(b)he satisfies the Board that he as an adequate knowledge of the duties, obligations and rights of a business agent.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 February 1985.

2. No. 26, 1968 as amended by Nos. 8 and 18, 1970; No. 22, 1971; No. 33, 1972; Nos. 39 and 54, 1973; No. 47, 1974; Nos. 43 and 61, 1976; No. 46, 1978; No. 49, 1984.