Notification of change in circumstances etc
6 Notification of change in circumstances etc
If there is any change in—
the residential address of a registered conveyancer;
or
the postal or email address of a registered conveyancer provided to the Commissioner for purposes connected with their registration;
or
the business or trading name under which a registered conveyancer carries on business; or
the address at which a registered conveyancer carries on business;
or
the address of the registered corporate office of a registered conveyancer that is a company, the conveyancer must, within 14 days after that change, give written notice to the Commissioner of the new address or name (as the case may be). Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $2 500. Expiation fee: $160.
A registered conveyancer who is not required to be insured under the approved scheme must, before a change occurs in their circumstances that would require the conveyancer to be so insured during the course of the
12 month period following the date for lodging an annual return, provide the Commissioner with evidence to the Commissioner's satisfaction that the conveyancer will be insured to the extent required by these regulations for the balance of that 12 month period. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $2 500.
A registered conveyancer must, within 14 days after ceasing to carry on business as a conveyancer, give written notice to the Commissioner of that fact. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $2 500. Expiation fee: $160.
A registered conveyancer must, within 14 days after entering into partnership to carry on business as a conveyancer or ceasing to be in such a partnership, give written notice to the Commissioner of that fact, together with the names of the members of the new or former partnership. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $2 500. Expiation fee: $160.
If a person is appointed as a director of a company that is a registered conveyancer, the conveyancer must, within 14 days after the appointment—
notify the Commissioner in the manner and form approved by the
Commissioner of the appointment of the new director; and
provide the Commissioner with any information required by the
Commissioner for the purposes of determining whether the new director meets the requirements for directors under section 7(2) of the Act. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $2 500. Expiation fee: $160.
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