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 order 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 licensed as an agent—
(i)
impose conditions or further conditions on the licence;
(ii)
suspend the licence for a specified period or until the
fulfilment of stipulated conditions or until further order;
(iii)
cancel the licence;
(d)
disqualify the person from holding a licence or a licence of a specified class
under this Act or prohibit the person from carrying on business as an agent or
as an agent of a specified class;
(e)
prohibit the person from being employed or otherwise performing functions as
an agent or as an agent of a specified class;
(f)
prohibit the person from being a director of a body corporate that is an agent
or an agent of a specified class.
(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.
(3) A condition
imposed by the Court under this section may require the person to
satisfactorily complete a specified course of training within a specified
period.
(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.