REBA Flashcards
[Regulation Respecting] The issue of broker’s and agency licenses ***
Provides rules concerning the issuance of licenses, including the documents and information to be provided upon application, license fees to be paid and causes of suspension and revocation
[…] Records and registers, trust accounting and inspection of brokers and agencies ***
Provides rules concerning the keeping, books and registers, trust accounting and inspection rule
[…] brokerage requirements, professional conduct of brokers, advertising and additional training ***
Provides rules for brokers and agency activities, including specific brokerage transactions relating to loans secured by immovable hypothec, rules of professional ethics, and rules for advertising and information on immovables
[…] disciplinary proceedings of the OACIQ
Provides rules concerning the syndics, the syndic decision review committee, and the discipline committee
[…] the RE indemnity fund and determination of the professional liability insurance premium
Provides rules for indemnity committee, claims and indemnities, and the indemnity fund fee and professional liability insurance premium
[…] contracts and forms
Provides terms and conditions of use for contract and forms, and the mandatory designations that must be specified within
[…] transitional measures for the application of the act
provides for amendments between old and new legislation
Professionals not required to hold a license from OACIQ to engage in brokerage transactions
- Advocates and notaries (in the exercise of their functions)
- Liquidators, sequestrators, syndics and bailiffs (in the exercise of their functions)
- Tutors, curators, liquidators of a succession, fiduciaries and trustees (in the exercise of their functions)
- Forest engineers (if the contract concerns a forest property)
- Chartered appraisers who exercise a function referred to in paragraph J of section 37 of the professional code
In addition to the following exceptions, the act applies to any person engaged in a brokerage transaction as an intermediary in return for remuneration
Missions of OACIQ
Primary is to protect the public in RE brokerage dealings
Dispense training courses to brokers or agency execs, with the exception of basic training for the purpose of obtaining a license
Advise Quebec Finance Minister, who is responsible for the administration of the REBA. Minister may require OACIQ to provide advice on any matter within their jurisdiction
Powers of the OACIQ
Act as a conciliator or mediator
Stop an advertisement
Make a search
Refuse to issue a license or suspend or revoke a license
Regulate
Determine specialist titles
Establish an insurance fund
Assistance department
Individuals who believe they have been wronged in the course of a brokerage transaction may seek assistance from OACIQ by contacting the Assistance Department
Roles are to:
- Analyze any requests submitted to the OACIQ
- Decide on the appropriate treatment for a given request
- Assist anyone in submitting a request
License Issue and Maintenance Committee (LIMC)
Responsible for everything relating to brokerage and agency licenses
Inspection Committee
Responsible for overseeing activities of brokers and agencies and for auditing their records, understandings, books and registers
Inspection may be conducted at OACIQ’s request, or on the Inspection Committee’s initiative
Potential inspector requests:
- Require any docs or info related to the application of the REBA
- Have access, at any reasonable hour, to the establishment of the broker or agency under inspection
- Examine records, accounts, books, registers, and any documents relating to the agency’s activities
Once the inspection is complete, Inspection Committee may make any recommendations it deems appropriate, notify the syndic ot the offence, or require a broker or agency exec to successfully complete a course or other training
Syndic
Appointed by OACIQ
Role of Syndic is to investigate, on the advice of the assistance department, any allegation of a breach of the REBA, or investigate if they have grounds to believe that an offence has been committed and, if warranted, file a complaint with the discipline committee
When investigating, syndic may question a license holder, interview any witness, issue a warrant against a witness who oes not wish to appear, conduct searches
Syndic Decision Review Committee (SDRC)
Any person who is not satisfied with the Syndic’s decision not to file a complaint following their request may request a ruling from the SDRC within a certain period of time. The request must be made in writing
Review process of the SDRC
- Review the entire file and all documents
- Hear the syndic
- Hear the person who requested the investigation
- Issue a decision