Thomson And The Land Agents Act, 1927 [1988] NSWLEC 150

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Thomson And The Land Agents Act, 1927 [1988] NSWLEC 150 PARTIES : APPLICANT George Ross Thomson FILE NUMBER(S) : 30289 of 1988 CORAM: Holland J KEY ISSUES: :- Land Agents Act 1927 Real Propertys Act 1900 Conveyancing Act 1919 Legal Profession Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED: Land And Environment Act 1979 Crown Lands Act The Closer Settlements Acts The Returned Soldiers' Settlement Act, 1916 The Western Lands Acts Miscellaneous Acts (Planning) Repeal and Amendment Act, 1979 CASES CITED: DATES OF HEARING: DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/02/1988

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:

JUDGMENT:

HIS HONOUR: George Ross Thomson applies to the Court to be registered as a land agent under the Land Agents Act, 1927. The Law Society of New South Wales appeared by counsel to object. A land agent is defined by the Act as follows:-

"'A land agent' means a person acting for fee, gain, or reward in any matter or proceeding under the Crown Lands Act, or the Closer Settlements Acts, or the Returned Soldiers' Settlement Act, 1916, or under the Western Lands Acts, or under any other Act the administration of which is or may be by statute, customs, or executive authority vested in the Minister for Lands, or in any matter or proceeding under any of such Acts before the Land and Valuation Court or any local Land Board."

Section 4(1) of the Act requires that all land agents shall be registered in the Court and subsection (5) provides as follows:-