Queensland Consolidated Acts

PROPERTY OCCUPATIONS ACT 2014 - SECT 69

69 Substitute licensee

(1) On appointment, a substitute licensee or substitute real estate salesperson—

(a) must act as substitute for the principal licensee, employed licensee or real estate salesperson for whom the substitute is appointed; and

(b) is taken to be the principal licensee, employed licensee or real estate salesperson during the period of the appointment.

(2) A principal licensee, employed licensee or real estate salesperson for whom a substitute has been appointed must not act under the authority of—

(a) the principal licensee’s or employed licensee’s licence while the appointment continues; or

(b) the real estate salesperson’s registration certificate while the appointment continues.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(3) The appointment of the substitute licensee or real estate salesperson ends if—

(a) the period of the appointment ends; or

(b) the principal licensee gives written notice to end the appointment from a date stated in the notice—

(i) for a substitute licensee appointed under section 66 (1) or 67 (2) —to the substitute licensee; or

(ii) for a substitute licensee appointed under section 68 —to the chief executive and the substitute licensee; or

(iii) for a substitute real estate salesperson appointed under section 67 (2) —to the substitute real estate salesperson; or

(iv) for a substitute real estate salesperson appointed under section 68 —to the chief executive and the substitute real estate salesperson; or

(c) the substitute licensee gives written notice to end the appointment from a date stated in the notice—

(i) for a substitute licensee appointed under section 66 (1) or 67 (2) —to the principal licensee who made the appointment; or

(ii) for a substitute licensee appointed under section 68 —to the chief executive and the principal licensee who applied for the appointment; or

(iii) for a substitute real estate salesperson appointed under section 67 (2) —to the principal licensee who made the appointment; or

(iv) for a substitute real estate salesperson appointed under section 68 —to the chief executive and the principal licensee who applied for the appointment; or

(d) the chief executive revokes the substitute licensee’s or substitute real estate salesperson’s appointment; or

(e) the principal licensee’s or employed licensee’s licence or the real estate salesperson’s registration certificate is suspended or cancelled; or

(f) if the licensee is a principal licensee—the licensee stops carrying on business as a licensee.