Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2016

A person is not entitled to bring an action to recover any valuable consideration for services provided by the person in the capacity of a general auctioneer unless the person was a general auctioneer named in Part 3(1) of the Register both when engaged to act as such and while so acting.

A general auctioneer is not entitled to bring an action to recover any valuable consideration for services performed by the auctioneer in the course of any general auctioneering business carried on by the auctioneer unless the auctioneer has furnished to the person against whom the action is to be brought a written statement setting out details of those services and the amount claimed in respect of each service.