澳洲的监管者对超过50K美元信托基金的APA提起诉讼, Australia’s regulator sues APA over $50K trust fund breach post-contract cancellation.

消费者保护局正在将澳大利亚财产联盟(原为纽谢维生联盟)送交国家行政法庭,因为有人指控它在阶层登记前和合同取消后不当从客户信托账户提取5万美元。 Consumer Protection is taking the Australian Property Alliance, formerly Nicheliving, to the State Administrative Tribunal over allegations it improperly withdrew $50,000 from a customer’s trust account before strata registration and after contract cancellation. 这些资金后来得到偿还,但释放被指控违反了信托法和诚实标准,特别是因为APA还充当房地产经纪人。 The funds were later repaid, but the release is accused of violating trust laws and standards of honesty, especially as APA also acted as a real estate agent. 听证会定于3月10日举行,可能会受到包括吊销执照在内的处罚。 A hearing is set for March 10, with potential penalties including licence cancellation. 这个案例发生在纽奇维京2024年的倒塌之后, 这场倒塌导致230栋房屋未完工, 并引发了4000万美元的纳税人支持的保险计划, 以及270万美元的董事家属信托担保金来拯救公司。 The case follows Nicheliving’s 2024 collapse, which left 230 homes unfinished and prompted a $40 million taxpayer-backed insurance plan and a $2.7 million surety from directors’ family trusts to rescue the company. ASIC也在进行调查。 ASIC is also investigating. 能源部长桑德森(Amber-Jade Sanderson)敦促购房者谨慎地选择建筑商,警告更广泛的工业损害。 Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson urged homebuyers to choose builders carefully, warning of broader industry damage.