Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

AGENTS ACT 2003 - SECT 24

    (1)     An individual is eligible to be licensed if the commissioner for fair trading is satisfied that the individual—

        (a)     is an adult; and

        (b)     has the qualifications required under section 25 for the licence; and

        (c)     is not disqualified under section 27 (People disqualified from being licensed) or section 51 (People disqualified from being registered); and

        (d)     for a travel agents licence—the individual is eligible under section 26 (Additional eligibility grounds for travel agents).

    (2)     A person in a partnership is eligible to be licensed if the commissioner for fair trading is satisfied that—

        (a)     the person is eligible to be licensed under subsection (1); and

        (b)     no person in the partnership is disqualified under section 27 or section 51.

    (3)     A corporation is eligible to be licensed if—

        (a)     the commissioner for fair trading is satisfied that no director of the corporation is disqualified from being licensed under section 27; and

        (b)     at least 1 director of the corporation holds a licence of the same kind.

    (4)     However, a corporation is eligible to be licensed as a travel agent if—

        (a)     the commissioner for fair trading is satisfied that no director of the corporation is disqualified from being licensed under section 27; and

        (b)     at least 1 director of the corporation satisfies the eligibility requirements of section 24 (1) (a) to (c); and

        (c)     the corporation satisfies the additional eligibility requirements in section 26 (1) (Additional eligibility grounds for travel agents).

    (5)     To remove any doubt, a regulation may provide that a person may be issued with an agents licence with stated conditions if the person does not have stated qualifications.