This penalty relates to not notifying us of a change to your details.
Offence | Maximum penalty |
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Failing to advise the Office of Fair Trading in writing within 30 days about changes to any aspect of your licence, including your personal details | $8,065 |
Introduction or dating agents must obey a range of laws and regulations, including:
This page provides information about the penalties that apply for breaching laws that relate to the introduction agencies.
This penalty relates to not notifying us of a change to your details.
Offence | Maximum penalty |
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Failing to advise the Office of Fair Trading in writing within 30 days about changes to any aspect of your licence, including your personal details | $8,065 |
These penalties relate to your conduct as an introduction agent.
Offence | Maximum penalty |
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Employing someone who is under 18 | $32,260 |
Having clients who are under 18 | $32,260 |
Not conspicuously displaying your licence where you do business | $32,260 |
Not displaying your licence on all communications with actual or potential clients | $32,260 |
Not following the law about restrictions on payments | $32,260 |
Failure to give a full refund as required | $32,260 |
Making false representations (this also applies to your employees and any associated people) | $87,102 |
Inspectors have the legal authority to make sure you don't break the law. You must follow their lawful directions or risk a fine. Read about inspections of introduction agents.
These offences relate to non-compliance with inspectors.
Offence | Maximum penalty |
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Obstructing an inspector or someone helping an inspector in the exercise of powers | $32,260 or 1 year imprisonment |
Failure to comply with an inspector's information request | $32,260 or 1 year imprisonment |
Failure to comply with an inspector's request for personal details | $8,065 |
Failure to comply with an inspector's request to produce a document | $32,260 |
Knowingly giving an inspector false or misleading information or a document containing false or misleading information | $32,260 or 2 years imprisonment |
Unlicensed or disqualified work as an introduction agent is against the law.
We will cancel your licence if you're convicted of a disqualifying offence.
These penalties relate to unlicensed or disqualified work.
Offence | Maximum penalty |
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Working as an introduction agent while unlicenced or disqualified | $32,260 |
Failing to return your licence to the Office of Fair Trading within 14 days after being convicted of a disqualifying offence and having your licence cancelled | $3,226 |