Conveyancers (Professional Conduct and Trust Account and General) Amendment Regulations 2010

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1Objectives

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Trust account receipts cash book

6Schedule 1 amended

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Conveyancers (Professional Conduct and Trust Account and General) Amendment Regulations 2010

The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's deputy with the advice of the Executive Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 23 June 2010

Responsible Minister:

TONY ROBINSON

Minister for Consumer Affairs

toby halligan

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the Conveyancers (Professional Conduct and Trust Account and General) Regulations 2008—

(a)to replace references to the Consumer Credit (Victoria) Code; and

(b)to amend the particulars that must be recorded in the trust account cash receipts book of a licensed conveyancer.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 188 of the Conveyancers Act 2006.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2010.

4Principal Regulations

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In these Regulations, the Conveyancers (Professional Conduct and Trust Account and General) Regulations 2008[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Trust account receipts cash book

In regulation 17(1) of the Principal Regulations—

(a)for paragraph (h) substitute—

"(h) details clearly identifying the ledger account to be credited.";

(b)paragraph (i) is revoked.

6Schedule 1 amended

(1)In Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, in rule 20(2)(d) and (4)(f), for "Consumer Credit (Victoria) Code"substitute"National Credit Code".

(2)In Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, after rule 20(6) insert—

"(7) In this rule,National Credit Code has the same meaning as in the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 of the Commonwealth.".

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[1]Reg. 4: S.R. No. 49/2008.