Estate Agents Act 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Miscellaneous
65. Power of Council to issue requisition for particulars or information
Feedback & supportThe Council may issue a written requisition to any person to provide such particulars or supply such information relating to any matter to which this Act applies as may be specified in the requisition.
Council
“Council” means the Council for Estate Agencies established under section 6;
A requisition issued by the Council under subsection (1) may —
specify the form in which and the time within which the particulars or information are to be provided or supplied;
require the particulars or information to be provided or supplied periodically at or within such time or times and in such form or forms as are specified in the requisition; and
specify the place or manner at or in which the particulars or information are to be delivered.
Every person who is issued a requisition by the Council under subsection (1) must provide the particulars or supply the information specified in the requisition to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requisition issued by the Council under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
Any person who, in compliance or purported compliance with any requisition issued by the Council under subsection (1), provides the Council with any information or document which he or she knows is false or misleading shall be guilty of an offence.
document
“document” includes, in addition to a document in writing —(a)any map, plan, graph or drawing;(b)any photograph;(c)any label, marking or other writing which identifies or describes anything of which it forms a part, or to which it is attached by any means;(d)any disc, tape, soundtrack or other device in which sounds or other data (not being visual images) are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced from it;(e)any film (including microfilm), negative, tape, disc or other device in which one or more visual images are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced from it; and(f)any paper or other material on which there are marks, impressions, figures, letters, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them;