Agents Licensing Regulations 1979

• Jurisdiction: Northern Territory
• Year: 1979
• Type of Document: Subordinate Legislation

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

AGENTS LICENSING REGULATIONS 1979

As in force at 10 February 2026

Table of provisions

Part I Preliminary

1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1

2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1

3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1

Part II Licensing and registration

Division 2 Application for licence or registration

6 Application for licence ...................................................................... 2

8 Application for registration ............................................................... 3

Part III Audit of accounting records relating to

trusts moneys

13 First audit ......................................................................................... 4

14 Audit where agent ceases to carry on business .............................. 4

15 Disclosure of information by auditor ................................................ 5

16 Exemption from audit requirements ................................................. 6

16A Exemption for trust money of corporation manager ......................... 6

Part IIIA Indemnity insurance

16B Exemption from requirement to hold indemnity insurance –

section 108B .................................................................................... 6

Part IV Miscellaneous

17 Testimonials .................................................................................... 6

17A Evidence of identity ......................................................................... 7

18 Responsibility where licensed agent a company or firm .................. 8

19 Disclosure of information by Board .................................................. 8

20 Prescribed particulars for registers of agents – section 109 ............ 9

21 Prescribed particulars for Register of Agents'

Representatives – section 109 ........................................................ 9

22 Notification of change in particulars ............................................... 10

22A Regulatory offences ....................................................................... 11

23 Prescribed fees .............................................................................. 11

24A Persons and organisations to be consulted regarding

proposed rules of conduct ............................................................. 11

Agents Licensing Regulations 1979 ii

25 Rules of conduct ............................................................................ 12

Part V Infringement notices

26 Service of infringement notice for infringement offence ................. 12

27 Contents of infringement notice ..................................................... 12

28 Payment by cheque ....................................................................... 13

29 Withdrawal of infringement notice .................................................. 13

30 Application of Part ......................................................................... 13

Schedule 2 Prescribed fees

Schedule 3 Scheme relating to trust money of

corporation manager or body corporate

manager

Schedule 4 Rules of conduct

Schedule 8 Infringement offences and prescribed

amounts

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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As in force at 10 February 2026

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AGENTS LICENSING REGULATIONS 1979

Regulations under the Agents Licensing Act 1979

Part I Preliminary

1 Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Agents Licensing

Regulations 1979.

2 Commencement

These Regulations shall come into operation on a date to be fixed

by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette.

3 Definitions

In these Regulations:

infringement notice, see regulation 26.

infringement offence means an offence against a provision of the

Act or these Regulations specified in Schedule 8, column 1.

licence includes a provisional licence.

name, of a licensed agent, means:

(a) if the licensed agent is an individual – the individual's name; or

(b) if the licensed agent is a firm – the firm name; or

(c) if the licensed agent is a company – the company name.

office address, for a licensed agent, means:

(a) if the licensed agent conducts business from one registered

office – the address of the registered office; or

(b) if the licensed agent conducts business from more than

one office – the address of the principal office.