New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMERCIAL AGENTS AND PRIVATE INQUIRY AGENTS ACT 2004 - SECT 3

3 Objects

The objects of this Act are:

(a) to protect the public in relation to commercial agent and private inquiry agent activities (that is, process serving, debt collection, repossession of goods, surveillance of persons and investigation of persons), and

(b) to provide for the licensing of persons carrying out, and persons carrying on business in relation to, commercial agent and private inquiry agent activities, and

(c) to establish standards to be observed by licensees in relation to commercial agent and private inquiry agent activities, and

(d) to ensure that licensees are accountable for their acts and omissions in relation to commercial agent and private inquiry agent activities.