South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) On the hearing of
a complaint, the Court may, if it is satisfied on the balance of probabilities
that there is proper cause for taking disciplinary action against the person
to whom the complaint relates, by an order or orders do one or more of the
following:
(a)
reprimand the person;
(b)
impose a fine not exceeding $20 000 on the person;
(c) in
the case of a person who is registered as a conveyancer—
(i)
suspend the registration for a specified period or until
the fulfilment of stipulated conditions or until further order; or
(ii)
cancel the registration;
(d) in
the case of a person whose registration is suspended—impose conditions
as to the conduct of the person or the person's business as a conveyancer
after the end of the period of suspension;
(e)
disqualify the person from being registered under this Act;
(f)
prohibit the person from being employed or otherwise engaged in the business
of a conveyancer;
(g)
prohibit the person from being a director of a company that is a conveyancer.
(2) The Court
may—
(a)
stipulate that a disqualification or prohibition is to apply—
(i)
permanently; or
(ii)
for a specified period; or
(iii)
until the fulfilment of stipulated conditions; or
(iv)
until further order;
(b)
stipulate that an order relating to a person is to have effect at a specified
future time and impose conditions as to the conduct of the person or the
person's business until that time.
(3) A fine imposed
under subsection (1) is payable to the Commissioner for the credit of the
indemnity fund.
(4) If—
(a) a
person has been found guilty of an offence; and
(b) the
circumstances of the offence form, in whole or in part, the subject matter of
the complaint,
the person is not liable to a fine under this section in respect of conduct
giving rise to the offence.