Section 33

An application for or to renew an estate agent’s licence must be made to the Council in such form and manner and with such information or evidence as the Council may require, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

The Council must consider every application for or to renew a licence that is made in accordance with subsection (1), and may grant or renew the licence, with or without conditions, or refuse to grant or renew the licence.

Any licence granted under this Act is not transferable.

The Council may require an applicant to provide it with such additional information or documents as it considers necessary in relation to the application before considering the application.

The Council may, before granting or renewing any licence, require the applicant to furnish such security as may be prescribed.

Any person who, in any application for the grant or renewal of a licence for the person or any other person, submits false documents or makes a statement which is false or misleading in any material particular shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.