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The Code of Conduct
Real estate professionals
This page provides you with links to The Code of Conduct and Client Care Rules 2012 (Code of Conduct) and sets out the standard of professional conduct and client care required of agents, branch managers and salespersons.
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This page contains brief overviews of key pieces of legislation that impose obligations on you as a licensee or are more broadly relevant to real estate agency work.
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This page links consumers and licensees to the public register, where they can look up agents, companies, salespersons, and branch managers.

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