Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Conveyancers Act 2006 - SECT 55

Absence of licensee or manager

55. Absence of licensee or manager



(1) In this section, manager means a licensee appointed under section 51(2) to
manage a place at which a conveyancing business is carried on.

(2) This section applies if-

   (a)  a licensee is to be absent from the place at which the licensee
        carries on the licensee's conveyancing business; or



   (b)  a manager is to be absent from the place of business that he or she
        manages-

for a period greater than 7 days during which time the conveyancing business
is to continue to operate from the place.

(3) The licensee or the person who appointed the manager (as the case
requires) must-

   (a)  appoint in writing another licensee to manage the place of business
        during the period of absence; and

   (b)  notify the Authority in writing of the period of the proposed absence
        and the name of the appointed manager.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.