South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts51—Insertion of sections 37, 37A and 37B
After section 36 insert:
37—Signing on behalf of agent
If a document is required or authorised by this Act to be signed by an agent,
the document may be signed by a person authorised to act on behalf of the
agent.
37A—Keeping of records
(1) An agent who is
required under Part 4 or 4A to keep a document or record must—
(a) keep
the document or record at a place of business of the agent in the State for 5
years from the day on which the document or record was received or made; and
(b) have
the document or record readily available for inspection at all reasonable
times by an authorised officer.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(2) For the purposes
of this section, a document or record may, subject to the regulations, be kept
in electronic form.
(3) In this
section—
"record" includes a register.
37B—General defence
It is a defence to a charge of an offence against this Act, other than an
offence against Part 2, if the defendant proves that the offence was not
committed intentionally and did not result from any failure on the part of the
defendant to take reasonable care to avoid the commission of the offence.