Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Conveyancers Act 2006 - SECT 56

Employment of disqualified persons

56. Employment of disqualified persons



(1) Subject to subsection (2), a licensee must not employ a disqualified
person to undertake conveyancing work in a conveyancing business.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(2) On application by a licensee or a person seeking employment with a
licensee, the Authority may grant an exemption from the requirement of this
section.

(3) An application under this section must-

   (a)  be in the form approved by the Authority; and

   (b)  contain the information required by the Authority; and

   (c)  be accompanied by the documents required by the Authority; and

   (d)  be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).

(4) In considering an application under this section, the Authority may-

   (a)  conduct any inquiries it thinks fit;

   (b)  require the applicant to provide any further information relating to
        the application that the Authority thinks fit in the manner required
        by the Authority;

   (c)  seek advice and information on the application from any other person
        or body as the Authority thinks fit.

(5) The Authority may refuse to grant an exemption if the applicant does not
provide the further information required, or his or her consent for the
Authority to obtain that information, within a reasonable time after the
requirement is made.

(6) The Authority may grant an exemption if it is satisfied that it is not
contrary to the public interest for it to do so.

(7) Section 32 applies, with any necessary modifications, to an exemption
granted under this section as if it were a permission given under Division 7
of Part 2.

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