Estate Agents Act 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Duties and Liability
39. Appointment of salespersons
Feedback & supportAn estate agent must not appoint, associate with, employ or continue to employ as a salesperson any person who for the time being is not a registered salesperson.
estate agent
“estate agent”, subject to subsection (3), means a person who does estate agency work, whether or not the person carries on that or any other business;
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction for each salesperson appointed, associated or employed in contravention of subsection (1), as the case may be.
salesperson
“salesperson” means an individual who does estate agency work —(a)in the course of his or her employment or engagement (whether under a contract of service or contract for service) by an estate agent; or(b)as a director or limited liability partner of an estate agent;