Employment of disqualified persons
29 Employment of disqualified persons
A licensee must not, in connection with his or her conveyancing business, employ or pay a person whom the licensee knows to be a disqualified person.
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is employed or paid in accordance with leave given by the Secretary.
If the Secretary refuses an application by a person for leave under this section, the person may apply to the Tribunal for an administrative review under the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 of the decision.
Leave given under this section may be limited as to time or given subject to specified conditions.
A disqualified person must not seek employment or payment in connection with a licensee’s conveyancing business unless he or she has informed the licensee of the fact of his or her disqualification.
Maximum penalty (subsection (5)): 50 penalty units.
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