PHOTO: Pamela Neilson
A former Cleveland real estate agent has been reprimanded and fined $10,000 by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal after proceedings started by the Office of Fair Trading.
WARNING: Fair Trading has warned that agents need to remember the importance of acting in accordance with licensing requirements.
Pamela Dawn Neilson faced disciplinary action after she failed to notify the OFT that she had become bankrupt, gave false information to the OFT when applying to renew her real estate agent licence, and had continued to sell properties while unlicensed.
In addition to a $10,000 fine, Ms Neilson was also suspended from holding a certificate for four months, a state government statement said.
The tribunal heard Ms Neilson had held a real estate agent licence since 2005 but failed to inform the OFT when she became bankrupt in October 2015, as required.
Ms Neilson’s bankruptcy made her unsuitable to hold a real estate licence but between October 2015 and January 2017 she continued to work in a real estate salesperson capacity, selling 21 properties.