Debt Collection Act 2022 · s 17

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—(1) An individual must not, on or after the start date, act as a debt collector for a person who carries on a debt collection business unless —(a)the person is a licensee which is approved to deploy the individual as the licensee’s debt collector under section 20; or(b)the person is the individual’s employer and is an excluded person.(2) An individual must not, on or after the start date, act as a debt collector for a person who carries on a regulated business unless —(a)the person is the individual’s employer and is a class licensee; and(b)the individual is deployed by the person as the person’s debt collector in respect of a debt that the person is authorised to collect under a class licence that is applicable to the person.(3) An individual who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) 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 individual is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.(4) In this section, “start date” means the date which falls 3 months after the date of commencement of this section.
An individual must not, on or after the start date, act as a debt collector for a person who carries on a debt collection business unless —(a)the person is a licensee which is approved to deploy the individual as the licensee’s debt collector under section 20; or(b)the person is the individual’s employer and is an excluded person.
An individual must not, on or after the start date, act as a debt collector for a person who carries on a regulated business unless —(a)the person is the individual’s employer and is a class licensee; and(b)the individual is deployed by the person as the person’s debt collector in respect of a debt that the person is authorised to collect under a class licence that is applicable to the person.
An individual who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) 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 individual is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
In this section, “start date” means the date which falls 3 months after the date of commencement of this section.

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s 17Individuals acting as debt collectors

(1)

An individual must not, on or after the start date, act as a debt collector for a person who carries on a debt collection business unless —

(a)

the person is a licensee which is approved to deploy the individual as the licensee’s debt collector under section 20; or

(b)

the person is the individual’s employer and is an excluded person.

(2)

An individual must not, on or after the start date, act as a debt collector for a person who carries on a regulated business unless —

(a)

the person is the individual’s employer and is a class licensee; and

(b)

the individual is deployed by the person as the person’s debt collector in respect of a debt that the person is authorised to collect under a class licence that is applicable to the person.

(3)

An individual who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) 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 individual is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

(4)

In this section, “start date” means the date which falls 3 months after the date of commencement of this section.