Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Estate Agents Act 1980 - SECT 47

Authorization of agents' representatives

47. Authorization of agents' representatives



(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act or any law to the contrary, an
agent's representative shall not perform for an estate agent any of the
functions of an estate agent unless the agent's representative has been
lawfully authorized in writing by the estate agent to do so.

(2) An agent's representative who is employed by an estate agent must not
undertake employment under section 30(3) with another estate agent as a branch
manager for that other agent.

Penalty: 25 penalty units.

(2A) An agent's representative who is employed by an estate agent as a branch
manager under section 30(2) or 30(3) must not undertake employment with
another estate agent.

Penalty: 25 penalty units.

(3) Any agent's representative who makes any false representation (whether
verbally or in writing or by conduct) to any person to the effect that the
agent's representative is employed by or authorized to act as an agent's
representative for any specified estate agent shall be guilty of an offence.