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Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Complaints and discipline - Complaints Assessment Committees

75: Authority to appoint Complaints Assessment Committees

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"Who chooses the people to look into complaints about real estate agents?"

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The Authority appoints Complaints Assessment Committees to deal with complaints about licensees. You need to know that each Committee has 3 members, and they are appointed from a panel, which is explained in section 76. One of the members must be a lawyer with at least 7 years of experience.

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Part 4Complaints and discipline
Complaints Assessment Committees

75Authority to appoint Complaints Assessment Committees

  1. The Authority must appoint as many Complaints Assessment Committees as, in its opinion, are required to deal effectively with complaints and allegations about licensees.

  2. Each Committee consists of 3 members appointed from the panel maintained under section 76.

  3. Repealed

  4. Repealed

  5. One of the members of each Committee must be a lawyer of not less than 7 years' legal experience.

  6. The Authority must designate one of the members as the chairperson of the Committee, and another member as the deputy chairperson.

Notes
  • Section 75(2): amended, on , by section 8(1) of the Real Estate Agents Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 129).
  • Section 75(3): repealed, on , by section 8(2) of the Real Estate Agents Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 129).
  • Section 75(4): repealed, on , by section 8(2) of the Real Estate Agents Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 129).
  • Section 75(5): amended, on , by section 8(3) of the Real Estate Agents Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 129).