Long title
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Objects
4 Definitions
Part 2 Licensing of persons for commercial and private inquiry activities
Division 1 Master licences
5 Offence to carry on business without master licence
6 Application to master licences of Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002
7 Grounds for refusing master licence
8 Duration of master licence
9 Conditions of master licence
10 Cancellation of master licence
Division 2 Operator licences
11 Offence to carry on activities without operator licence
12 Application to operator licences of Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002
13 Grounds for refusing operator licence
14 Duration of operator licence
15 Conditions of operator licence
16 Probationary licences
17 Cancellation of operator licence
Division 3 Additional provisions concerning debt collection
18 Trust accounts, records and receivership
19 Licensee not to charge debtor for expenses of debt collecting
Division 4 General
20 Commissioner’s determinations reviewable by Administrative Decisions Tribunal
21 Register of Licensees
22 Evidentiary certificates
23 Act does not confer any additional power, authority or immunity
Part 3 General offences
24 Persons not to be employed by licensees
25 Harassment
26 Production of licence on demand
27 Obstruction of authorised inspectors
28 Penalty notices
29 Offences by corporations
Part 4 Administration
Division 1 Power to require information and documents
30 Power to require information and documents
Division 2 Power to enter premises
31 Power to enter premises
32 Manner in which power of entry to be exercised
33 Damage to be minimised
34 Search warrants
Division 3 General
35 Authorised inspectors
36 Delegation of functions
37 Exclusion of personal liability
38 Service of documents
Part 5 Miscellaneous
39 Regulations
40 Repeal
41 (Repealed)
42 Savings, transitional and other provisions
43 Review of Act
Schedule 1 Persons not required to be licensed
Schedule 2 Trust accounts, records and receivership in relation to debt collection
Schedule 3 (Repealed)
Schedule 4 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Historical notes