Auctioneers
The craft of the Queensland auctioneer: how a call is run, what the rules require, and who stands out.
When the seller is a lender, an estate or a court: the auctioneer's side
Mortgagee, deceased-estate, Public Trustee and court-ordered auctions in Queensland: who instructs the auctioneer, what duties sit behind the sale and what changes on the day.
Two sessions a year: how a Queensland auctioneer stays licensed
For holders of a Queensland auctioneer licence: what renewal asks, how the yearly training rule applies to them, the three-month restoration window, and the regulator's powers.
Phone, online and livestream bidding under Queensland auction rules
Queensland's auction rules were written for a crowd in one place. How registration, the bidders register, seller bids and announcements apply to a remote bidder.
The reserve price at a Queensland auction: who sets it, who hears it
The reserve is the seller's figure, written down before auction day and kept from bidders. How it is set, recorded and reached, and what the auctioneer may say.
How auctioneering competitions are judged, from the REIQ to the Austros
What entrants must do in the REIQ's contest, how the Australasian championships are fed and run, and what the organisers do and do not publish about scoring.
From preamble to hammer: how a Queensland auction call is built
The auction call has a fixed shape: preamble, opening bid, increments, a pause, three calls. What each part is for, the words used, and the Queensland rules behind them.
Before the first bid: the bidders register an auctioneer must keep
What the auctioneer must record before taking a bid in Queensland, whose identity is checked and how, who may read the register, and how it sits beside the new buyer checks.
Who hires the auctioneer in Queensland, and how the fee is agreed
An auctioneer cannot act in Queensland without a written appointment. Who makes it, what the form records about fees and expenses, and what to ask about the bill.
On the rostrum: the auctioneer's legal duties on a Queensland auction day
From the name on display to the signature after the hammer, the duties Queensland law places on the auctioneer personally, the stated penalties, and where discretion begins.
Ten units and a suitability test: Queensland's auctioneer licence path
Calling a property auction in Queensland takes its own licence. What it authorises, the ten training units, the suitability test, the application and the renewal cycle.