Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Regulation 2014 (Qld)

Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Regulation 2014

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Regulation 2014.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 December 2014.

Part 2 Application for licence or registration as subagent

3 Requirements for photograph (1) This section applies to an applicant under the Act who is required to supply photographs of the applicant to accompany an application. (2) Each photograph must be— (a) at least 35mm x 45mm and not more than 40mm x 50mm in size; and (b) certified by a person who— (i) is at least 18 years of age; and (ii) has known the applicant for at least 12 months immediately before the application; and (iii) is not related to the applicant by birth or marriage, or in a de facto relationship with the applicant. (3) The person certifying the photograph must, on the back of the photograph— (a) write 'This is a true photograph of [name of applicant]'; and (b) sign his or her name.

Part 3 General provisions about field agents or subagents

4 Prescribed changes in field agent's circumstances to be notified to chief executive For section 29 of the Act, each of the following is a prescribed change for a field agent— (a) a change in the field agent's— (i) name; or (ii) business name; or (iii) business address; or (iv) email address; or (v) postal address; or (vi) business facsimile number; or (vii) telephone number; (b) a change of the person in charge of the field agent's regulated business; (c) if the field agent is an individual, a change in the field agent's residential address; (d) if the field agent is a corporation, a change of an executive officer of the corporation; (e) the coming into existence of circumstances for the field agent that would, under section 44 or 45 of the Act, affect the field agent's suitability to hold a licence if the field agent were applying for the licence.