Land Agents Act Amendment Act 1972 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

LAND AGENTS.

No. 55 of 1972.

AN ACT to amend the Land Agents Act, 1921-1969.

[Assented to 13th October, 1972.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Land Agents

Act Amendment Act, 1972.

Short title

and citation.

(2) In this Act the Land Agents Act, 1921-1969

is referred to as the principal Act.	Reprinted asapproved for
reprint 30th March, 1965

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act

and

amended by

may be cited as the Land Agents Act, 1921-1972.

Acts Nos.

86 of 1966

and

90 of 1969,

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5.4 amended.

2. Subsection (2b) of section four of the

principal Act is amended by

(a)

deleting paragraph (a) and substituting

the following

(a) Where an application for a license, or for the transfer to him of a license is made-

on behalf of a company by

(i) a director or an employee thereof, appointed in writing by the company to hold the license on its behalf, and the company is

(I)	authorised by an Act to apply for and obtain probate of the will of a testator; or
(II)	a pastoral company in respect of which an exemption granted under section eleven of the Banking Act 1959 of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, or that Act as amended from time to time, is in force; or

(ii) whether on behalf of a com- pany firm or otherwise, and the Minister has in writing requested a report from the Committee as to the circum- stances of the case and the manner in which it might be dealt with,

the Clerk of the Court of Petty Sessions with whom the application is lodged shall cause copies of the application to be delivered to the Minister and to the Committee.

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(b)

deleting paragraph (c) and substituting

the following paragraphs

Where an approved applicant is

(e)

applying on behalf of a company referred to in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (2b) of this section the provisions of sub- sections (4) and (4a) of this section do not apply in relation to the application and the provisions of subsection (5) of this section do not apply in relation to an application in the first instance for, or to an application for the transfer of, a license.

(d) Where an application has been made by or on behalf of any person, other than a company referred to in sub- paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (2b) of this section, and a certificate has been issued pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, then

the approval is not effective for any period in excess of three years, and no further certificate may be issued in respect of any other application by or on behalf of that person arising out of the same circum- stances which shall have any validity after the expiration of three years from the date of the initial certification. .