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Private Agents (Amendment) Regulations 2005
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provisions 1
3. Commencement 1
4. Regulation 4 substituted 2
4. Definition 2
5. Exemptions 2
6. Duties and functions of the Chief Commissioner 2
7. Revocation of regulations relating to security licences 2
8. Offence for commercial agent not to record within 7 days 3
9. Regulation 18 substituted 3
18. Inspection of records 3
10. Offence to obstruct during inspection 3
11. References to Chief Commissioner 3
12. Amendments to Schedule 3
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ENDNOTES 4
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STATUTORY RULES 2005
S.R. No. 78/2005
Private Agents Act 1966
Private Agents (Amendment) Regulations 2005
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 28 June 2005
Responsible Minister:
TIM HOLDING
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
RUTH LEACH
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the
Private Agents Regulations 2003—
(a) to revoke provisions relating to security
licences; and
(b) to change references from registrar to Chief
Commissioner.
2. Authorising provisions
These Regulations are made under sections 4(2)
and 51 of the Private Agents Act 1966.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 1 July
2005.
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4. Regulation 4 substituted
For regulation 4 of the Private Agents Regulations
20031 substitute—
'4. Definition
In these Regulations—
"the Act" means the Private Agents Act
1966.'.
5. Exemptions
In regulation 5 of the Private Agent Regulations
2003—
(a) in paragraph (a)(ii), for "debts;" substitute
"debts.";
(b) paragraphs (b) and (c) are revoked.
6. Duties and functions of the Chief Commissioner
(1) In the heading to regulation 7 of the Private
Agents Regulations 2003, for "registrar"
substitute "Chief Commissioner".
(2) In regulation 7 of the Private Agents Regulations
2003—
(a) for "registrar" (wherever occurring)
substitute "Chief Commissioner";
(b) in sub-regulation (1), for "register; and"
substitute "register.";
(c) in sub-regulation (1), paragraphs (d) and (e)
are revoked.
7. Revocation of regulations relating to security
licences
Regulations 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16(4), 16(5) and
Part 3 of the Private Agents Regulations 2003 are
revoked.
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8. Offence for commercial agent not to record within
7 days
In regulation 17 of the Private Agents Regulations
2003, for "specified private agent referred to in
section 44A of the Act" substitute "commercial
agent".
9. Regulation 18 substituted
For regulation 18 of the Private Agents
Regulations 2003 substitute—
"18. Inspection of records
A person required to keep a record under
section 44A of the Act must make the record
available for inspection at any time during
normal business hours by any member of the
police force.".
10. Offence to obstruct during inspection
In regulation 19 of the Private Agents Regulations
2003 omit "the registrar or".
11. References to Chief Commissioner
In regulations 30(b) and 34 of the Private Agents
Regulations 2003, for "registrar" (wherever
occurring) substitute "Chief Commissioner".
12. Amendments to Schedule
In the Schedule to the Private Agents Regulations
2003—
(a) in clause 4(b) in Form 1 omit "if a
commercial agent,";
(b) Forms 2 and 3 are revoked.
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 27/2003 as amended by S.R. No. 88/2004.
Endnotes
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