Debt Collection Act 2022 · s 18

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—(1) A licensee must not deploy an individual as the licensee’s debt collector unless the Licensing Officer has granted approval under section 20 for the individual to be deployed as a debt collector by the licensee.(2) A licensee who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; but(b)where the licensee is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
A licensee must not deploy an individual as the licensee’s debt collector unless the Licensing Officer has granted approval under section 20 for the individual to be deployed as a debt collector by the licensee.
A licensee who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; but(b)where the licensee is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

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s 18Deployment of individuals to perform debt collection activities by licensees

(1)

A licensee must not deploy an individual as the licensee’s debt collector unless the Licensing Officer has granted approval under section 20 for the individual to be deployed as a debt collector by the licensee.

(2)

A licensee who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; but(b)where the licensee is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.