ESTATE AGENTS ACT 1980 - SECT 22A Delay of effect of certain convictions

ESTATE AGENTS ACT 1980 - SECT 22A

    (1)     This section applies if one of the following people is convicted of, or has found proven against him or her, an offence involving fraud, dishonesty, drug trafficking or violence which is punishable by imprisonment for 3 months or more—

        (a)     a person who is employed as an agent's representative;

        (b)     a person (including a corporation) who holds a licence as an estate agent;

        (c)     a person who is the director of a corporation that holds an estate agent's licence.

    (2)     For the purposes of sections 16 and 22, the conviction or finding of guilt of the person only takes effect on—

        (a)     the day on which the conviction or finding is upheld or confirmed by the last applicable court of appeal; or

        (b)     the day on which leave to appeal is refused by the last applicable court of appeal; or

        (c)     the day after the day on which the last applicable appeal period ends—

whichever occurs last.

S. 23 amended by Nos 9500 s. 6, 9925 s. 5(a), 10028

s. 15(a)–(g), 29/1989 s. 8(b)(c), repealed by No. 86/1994 s. 12(7), new  s. 23 inserted by No. 86/1994 s. 14.