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Conveyancers (Professional Conduct and Trust Account and General) Amendment (Infringements) Regulations 2010

S.R. No. 107/2010

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Principal Regulations

4New regulation 38 inserted

38Infringement offences and infringement penalties

5New Schedule 3 inserted

SCHEDULE 3—Infringement Offences and Infringement Penalties

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STATUTORY RULES 2010

S.R. No. 107/2010

Conveyancers Act 2006

Conveyancers (Professional Conduct and Trust Account and General) Amendment (Infringements) Regulations 2010

The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's deputy with the advice of the Executive Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 12 October 2010

Responsible Minister:

TONY ROBINSON
Minister for Consumer Affairs

MATTHEW McBEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Conveyancers (Professional Conduct and Trust Account and General) Regulations 2008 to prescribe infringement offences and penalties for the purposes of the Conveyancers Act 2006.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 188 of the Conveyancers Act 2006.

3Principal Regulations

In these Regulations the Conveyancers (Professional Conduct and Trust Account and General) Regulations 2008[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

4New regulation 38 inserted

After regulation 37 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"38   Infringement offences and infringement penalties

(1)For the purposes of section 175(1) of the Act, an offence against a provision of the Act set out in column 1 of Schedule 3 is a prescribed offence in respect of which an infringement notice may be issued.

(2)For the purposes of section 175(3) of the Act, the prescribed infringement penalty for an offence against a provision set out in column 1 of Schedule 3 is the relevant amount expressed in penalty units set out in column 2 of Schedule 3 in respect of that offence.".

5New Schedule 3 inserted

After Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations insert—

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SCHEDULE 3

Regulation 38

INFRINGEMENT OFFENCES AND INFRINGEMENT PENALTIES

Column 1

Infringement offence

Column 2

Infringement penalty

section 16(1)

6 penalty units

section 23(3)

2·5 penalty units

section 34(7)

6 penalty units

section 54(1)

6 penalty units

section 58(2)

6 penalty units

section 59(1)

6 penalty units

section 59(2)

6 penalty units

section 59(3)

6 penalty units

section 60(1)

6 penalty units

section 60(2)

6 penalty units

section 61

6 penalty units

section 66(2)

12 penalty units

section 67(3)

12 penalty units

section 69(3)

12 penalty units

section 71(4)

12 penalty units

section 73(2)

12 penalty units

section 80(1)

12 penalty units

section 153(1)

6 penalty units

section 153(2)

6 penalty units

section 153(3)

6 penalty units

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 49/2008 as amended by S.R. No. 46/2010.