Estate agent cause a deficiency in a trust account

Legislation: Estate Agents Act 1980 (Vic) s 90

Maximum penalty: 2 years imprisonment or 100 penalty units (natural person); 200 penalty units (body corporate)

Period: 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024

Jurisdiction: higher courts

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Aged under 25

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the higher courts, 74 charges of estate agent cause a deficiency in a trust account were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2024. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (47.3% or 35 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In the higher courts, estate agent cause a deficiency in a trust account was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case) in fewer than 10 cases in the five years to 30 June 2024. Therefore, outcomes for cases are not given for this offence.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of estate agent cause a deficiency in a trust account — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of estate agent cause a deficiency in a trust account
**Number: 74 charges**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of estate agent cause a deficiency in a trust account — **Figure 6**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of estate agent cause a deficiency in a trust account by financial year
**Number: 74 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of estate agent cause a deficiency in a trust account — **Figure 7**: Number of charges of estate agent cause a deficiency in a trust account by financial year
**Number: 74 charges**