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These regulations may be cited as the Employment Agents Regulations 1976.
In these regulations —
Form means a form set out in Schedule 1.
[Regulation 2 inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4109.]
[3. Deleted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4109.]
The application forms referred to in the first column hereunder shall be used for the purpose respectively specified in relation thereto in the second column.
Application forms
Form No. | Purpose |
|---|---|
1. ...................................... | General licence. |
2. ...................................... | Restricted licence. |
3. ...................................... | Interim licence. |
4. ...................................... | Duplicate licence. |
5. ...................................... | Transfer licence. |
6. ...................................... | Renewal of a general or restricted licence. |
The form of licence referred to in the first column hereunder shall be used for the purposes respectively specified in relation thereto in the second column.
Licences
7. ...................................... | General licence. |
8. ...................................... | Restricted licence. |
9. ...................................... | Interim licence. |
Where the transfer of a licence is consented to or ordered under the Act the order to be endorsed on the original licence shall be in the form of Form 10.
An application for the grant, renewal or transfer of a licence shall be made to the Commissioner and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
[Regulation 5 amended: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 6918.]
[6, 7. Deleted: Gazette 18 Nov 2014 p. 4317.]
The Register to be kept for the purposes of section 27 of the Act shall be in the form of Form 12.
[9. Deleted: Gazette 30 Dec 2004 p. 6918.]
[(1AA) deleted]
The fee payable for a matter set out in Schedule 3 column 1 is the fee set out opposite the matter in column 2.
For the purposes of section 13 of the Act, (and subject to the transitional provisions in section 15 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995), the following periods are prescribed —
section 13(1) — a licence should not exceed 3 years in duration;
section 13(1b) — a licence may be renewed for 3 years.
The penalty prescribed under section 13(2) of the Act for any late application for the renewal of a licence is $100.00.
[(2) deleted]
[Regulation 10 inserted: Gazette 4 Nov 1983 p. 4467; amended: Gazette 30 May 1986 p. 1815; 4 Sep 1987 p. 3517; 22 Jul 1988 p. 2520; 30 Jun 1989 p. 1970; 1 Aug 1990 p. 3655; 13 Dec 1991 p. 6164‑5; 14 Aug 1992 p. 4019‑20; 30 Nov 1992 p. 6412‑13; 29 Dec 1995 p. 6347‑8; 12 Mar 1996 p. 893‑4; 28 Jun 2002 p. 3055; 27 Jun 2003 p. 2548‑9; 29 Jun 2004 p. 2512‑13; 30 Dec 2004 p. 6918; 27 Jun 2006 p. 2272; 15 Jun 2007 p. 2773; 17 Jun 2008 p. 2550‑1; 23 Jun 2009 p. 2440‑1; 25 Jun 2010 p. 2846-7; 22 Jun 2011 p. 2348‑9; 15 Jun 2012 p. 2587-8; 27 Jun 2013 p. 2679-80; 17 Jun 2014 p. 1965‑6; 23 Jun 2015 p. 2173‑4; 3 Jun 2016 p. 1760; 23 Jun 2017 p. 3238‑9; 25 Jun 2018 p. 2341; 18 Jun 2019 p. 2098‑9; SL 2020/196 r. 27; SL 2021/86 r. 32; SL 2022/59 r. 18; SL 2023/35 r. 20; SL 2024/96 r. 26; SL 2025/89 r. 18; SL 2026/95 r. 20.]
[10A. Deleted: SL 2021/86 r. 33.]
A person shall not make a false or misleading statement in any application made for the purposes of the Act.
The offences specified in Schedule 2 are offences for which an infringement notice may be issued under Part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004.
The modified penalty specified opposite an offence in Schedule 2 is the modified penalty for that offence for the purposes of section 5(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004.
The Commissioner may, in writing, appoint persons or classes of persons to be authorised officers or approved officers for the purposes of Part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004.
The Commissioner is to issue to each authorised officer a certificate, badge or identity card identifying the officer as a person authorised to issue infringement notices.
For the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 —
an infringement notice is to be in the form of Form 13; and
a withdrawal of infringement notice is to be in the form of Form 14.
[Regulation 12 inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4109.]
[r. 12]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4111.]
| Modified penalty | |
|---|---|---|
s. 12(1) | Carrying on business as an employment agent without a licence ..................................................... |
|
s. 12(4) | Carrying on business as an employment agent — | |
(a) under unlicensed name ................................. | $100 | |
(b) at unlicensed address .................................... | $100 | |
(c) when licence is not in force ......................... | $100 | |
(d) in relation to unlicensed class of business ... | $100 | |
(e) contrary to condition, limitation or restriction in licence .................................... |
| |
s. 46(6) | Failing to keep records .......................................... | $100 |
[Schedule 2 inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4111.]
[r. 10(1)]
[Heading inserted: SL 2026/95 r. 21.]
Item | Column 1 Matter | Column 2 Fee ($) |
|---|---|---|
1. | Application for grant of licence (Act s. 18(1)) — (a) general licence (b) restricted licence (c) interim licence, for each month applied for | 1 250.00 1 250.00
|
2. | Application for renewal of licence (Act s. 18(1)) — (a) general licence (b) restricted licence | 887.00 887.00 |
3. | Issue of duplicate licence (Act s. 26(3)) | 38.00 |
4. | Application for transfer of licence under section 19(6) of the Act | 107.00 |
[Schedule 3 inserted: SL 2026/95 r. 21.]