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Travel Agents (Forms) Regulations 2004

S.R. No. 171/2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1.     Objectives

2.     Authorising provision

3.Commencement

4.Revocation of regulation 17(1)

5.Revocation of form of consent to entry, search and seizure

6.Embargo Notice

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STATUTORY RULES 2004

S.R. No. 171/2004

Travel Agents Act 1986

Travel Agents (Forms) Regulations 2004

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 14 December 2004

Responsible Minister:

JOHN LENDERS
Minister for Consumer Affairs

DIANE CASEY

Clerk of the Executive Council

1.  Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to prescribe a form of embargo notice, to revoke a form and to make consequential amendments to the Travel Agents Regulations 1997.

2.  Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 48 of the Travel Agents Act 1986.

3.Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 February 2005.

4.Revocation of regulation 17(1)

Regulation 17(1) of the Travel Agents Regulations 1997[1] is revoked.

5.Revocation of form of consent to entry, search and seizure

Form 1 in Schedule 5 to the Travel Agents Regulations 1997 is revoked.

6.Embargo Notice

For Form 2 in Schedule 5 to the Travel Agents Regulations 1997 substitute—

"FORM 2

Regulation 17(2)

EMBARGO NOTICE

Travel Agents Act 1986

Section 39O

1. The item described below has been embargoed under section 39O of the Travel Agents Act 1986.

2.   Section 39O(2) provides that a person who knows that an embargo notice relates to a thing and who—

(a)     sells; or

(b)    leases; or

(c)     without the written consent of the inspector who issued the embargo notice, moves; or

(d)    transfers; or

(e)     otherwise deals with—

the thing or any part of the thing is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units.

3.   Section 39O(3) provides that it is a defence to a prosecution for such an offence to prove that the thing or part of the thing was moved for the purpose of protecting and preserving it.

4.   Section 39O(4) provides that despite anything in any other Act, a sale, lease, transfer or other dealing with a thing in contravention of that section is void.

Description of embargoed item—

This notice has been—

o  served on (name)

o  affixed to the item described above

Signature of inspector

Name of inspector

Telephone number    Date    Time      ".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 3/1997 as amended by S.R. Nos 106/1999, 124/2003, 88/2004 and 166/2004.