IN THE MATTER OF: THE REAL ESTATE BROKERS ACT
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IN THE MATTER OF: JOSE ANTONIO PEREIRA
NOTICE OF HEARING
TAKE NOTICE that The Manitoba Securities Commission (“Commission”) will hold a public hearing (“Hearing”) at its offices at 500 – 400 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Wednesday, the 16th day of September, 2020, commencing at 9:30 in the forenoon or so soon thereafter as the Hearing can be held, and from day to day thereafter until the Hearing is concluded, to consider:
1. whether or not it is in the public interest to order, pursuant to subsection 11(1) of The Real Estate Brokers Act (“REBA”), that the registration of Jose Antonio Pereira (“Pereira”) under REBA be suspended or cancelled;
2. whether the Manitoba Real Estate Association Inc. (“MREA”) should be ordered to pay to K.A. and F.T. any amount out of the Real Estate Reimbursement Fund (“Fund”) under clause 39.1(2)(a) of REBA pertaining to the actions of Pereira in connection with a trade or transaction in real estate;
3. whether or not it is in the public interest that Pereira be required to pay costs of and incidental to the hearing;
4. such further and other orders as the Commission may deem appropriate.
BY REASON OF THE FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS:
By reason of allegations set out in the Statement of Allegations of Staff of the Commission dated the "8th" day of July, 2020.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a person or company attending or submitting evidence at the Hearing may be represented by counsel of its choice.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any party to the proceedings may, at the Hearing, call witnesses and submit such evidence relevant to the Hearing as it may wish and, for that purpose, it may obtain from the Director of the Commission at 500 – 400 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 2E7, a form or forms of summons to compel the attendance of witnesses.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that upon failure of any party to attend at the time and place aforesaid, the Hearing may proceed in that party's absence and the Commission may make or give any decision or order as though that party were present.
DATED at Winnipeg, Manitoba this "8th" day of July, 2020.
Director
TO: JOSE ANTONIO PEREIRA
AND TO: The Reimbursement Fund
c/o The Manitoba Real Estate Association Inc.