Property Occupations Act 2014

On appointment, a substitute licensee or substitute real estate salesperson—

must act as substitute for the principal licensee, employed licensee or real estate salesperson for whom the substitute is appointed; and

is taken to be the principal licensee, employed licensee or real estate salesperson during the period of the appointment.

A principal licensee, employed licensee or real estate salesperson for whom a substitute has been appointed must not act under the authority of—

the principal licensee’s or employed licensee’s licence while the appointment continues; or

the real estate salesperson’s registration certificate while the appointment continues.

The appointment of the substitute licensee or real estate salesperson ends if—

the period of the appointment ends; or

the principal licensee gives written notice to end the appointment from a date stated in the notice—

for a substitute licensee appointed under section 66(1) or 67(2)—to the substitute licensee; or

for a substitute licensee appointed under section 68—to the chief executive and the substitute licensee; or

for a substitute real estate salesperson appointed under section 67(2)—to the substitute real estate salesperson; or

for a substitute real estate salesperson appointed under section 68—to the chief executive and the substitute real estate salesperson; or

the substitute licensee gives written notice to end the appointment from a date stated in the notice—

for a substitute licensee appointed under section 66(1) or 67(2)—to the principal licensee who made the appointment; or

for a substitute licensee appointed under section 68—to the chief executive and the principal licensee who applied for the appointment; or

for a substitute real estate salesperson appointed under section 67(2)—to the principal licensee who made the appointment; or

for a substitute real estate salesperson appointed under section 68—to the chief executive and the principal licensee who applied for the appointment; or

the chief executive revokes the substitute licensee’s or substitute real estate salesperson’s appointment; or

the principal licensee’s or employed licensee’s licence or the real estate salesperson’s registration certificate is suspended or cancelled; or

if the licensee is a principal licensee—the licensee stops carrying on business as a licensee.