COMMERCIAL AGENTS AND PRIVATE INQUIRY AGENTS ACT 2004 - As at 7 July 2017 - Act 70 of 2004

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Objects
• 4 Definitions

PART 2 - LICENSING OF PERSONS FOR COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE INQUIRY ACTIVITIES

Division 1 - Master licences

• 5 Offence to carry on business without master licence
• 6 Application to master licences of Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002
• 7 Grounds for refusing master licence
• 8 Duration of master licence
• 9 Conditions of master licence
• 10 Cancellation of master licence

Division 2 - Operator licences

• 11 Offence to carry on activities without operator licence
• 12 Application to operator licences of Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002
• 13 Grounds for refusing operator licence
• 14 Duration of operator licence
• 15 Conditions of operator licence
• 16 Probationary licences
• 17 Cancellation of operator licence

Division 3 - Additional provisions concerning debt collection

• 18 Trust accounts, records and receivership
• 19 Licensee not to charge debtor for expenses of debt collecting

Division 4 - General

• 20 Commissioner's determinations administratively reviewable by Civil and Administrative Tribunal
• 21 Register of Licensees
• 22 Evidentiary certificates
• 23 Act does not confer any additional power, authority or immunity

PART 3 - GENERAL OFFENCES

• 24 Persons not to be employed by licensees
• 25 Harassment
• 26 Production of licence on demand
• 27 Obstruction of authorised inspectors
• 28 Penalty notices
• 29 Offences by corporations

PART 4 - ADMINISTRATION

Division 1 - Power to require information and documents

• 30 Power to require information and documents

Division 2 - Power to enter premises

• 31 Power to enter premises
• 32 Manner in which power of entry to be exercised
• 33 Damage to be minimised
• 34 Search warrants

Division 3 - General

• 35 Authorised inspectors
• 36 Delegation of functions
• 37 Exclusion of personal liability
• 38 Service of documents

PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 39 Regulations
• 40 Repeal
41. (Repealed)
• 42 Savings, transitional and other provisions
• 43 Review of Act
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
Schedule 3 (Repealed)
• SCHEDULE 4