Agents (Amendment) Act 1987 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Agents (Amendment) Ordinance 1987

No. 25 of 1987

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 5 June 1987.

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 1987.1

Principal Ordinance

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

Qualifications for registration as real estate agent—applications after prescribed date

3.  Section 26 of the Principal Ordinance is amended:

(a)by omitting from paragraph (1) (c) “and”; and

(b)by inserting after paragraph (1) (d) the following word and paragraph:

“; and(e)  the person has:

(i)an adequate knowledge of the duties, obligations and rights of a real estate agent; and

(ii)gained, in the employment referred to in paragraph (d), adequate practical experience relevant to the business of a real estate agent”.

Qualifications for registration as stock and station agent—applications after prescribed date

4.  Section 30 of the Principal Ordinance is amended:

(a)by omitting from paragraph (1) (c) “and”; and

(b)by inserting after paragraph (1) (d) the following word and paragraph:

“; and(e)  the person has:

(i)an adequate knowledge of the duties, obligations and rights of a stock and station agent; and

(ii)gained, in the employment referred to in paragraph (d), adequate practical experience relevant to the business of a stock and station agent”.

Qualifications for registration as business agent—applications after prescribed date

5.  Section 34 of the Principal Ordinance is amended:

(a)by omitting from paragraph (1) (c) “and”; and

(b)by inserting after paragraph (1) (d) the following word and paragraph:

“; and(e)  the person has:

(i)an adequate knowledge of the duties, obligations and rights of a business agent; and

(ii)gained, in the employment referred to in paragraph (d), adequate practical experience relevant to the business of a business agent”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 June 1987.

2. No. 26, 1968 as amended by Nos. 8 and 19, 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; Nos. 6 and 9, 1985; No. 31, 1986.