Who needs to apply for a licence
Anyone in the business of buying or selling vehicles in Western Australia must be licensed as a dealer under the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973.
This includes businesses which buy vehicles for wrecking, financing, auctioning or hiring.
You must hold a motor vehicle dealer’s licence to buy or sell the following vehicles:
- passenger vehicles
- commercial vehicles
- motorcycles/scooters
- caravans/camper trailers
- trucks/utes
- campervans
- four wheel drive vehicles
What do I need to do to lodge a complete application
To apply for a licence you must lodge a complete application. This means you must:
Individual
- Complete all sections of the application form.
- Attach/pay the correct fee. This is payable at the time of lodging the application.
- Provide the relevant police check, which is not more than three (3) months old at the time of lodgement, for the sole trader. Only Police Checks issued by our list of approved providers will be accepted.
- Attach a copy of the Dealer/Yard Manager Licence Requirements Course Certificate. (see Qualification requirements section below)
- Complete the simple statement of your assets, liabilities and net worth section of the form.
- Sign the authorisation and declaration section of the form.
Partnership or Body Corporate (Company)
- Complete all sections of the application form.
- Attach/pay the correct fee. This is payable at the time of lodging the application.
- Provide the relevant police check/s, which are not more than three (3) months old at the time of lodgement, for all partners/directors. Only Police Checks issued by our list of approved providers will be accepted.
- Attach a copy of the Dealer/Yard Manager Licence Requirements Course Certificate. (see Qualification requirements section below)
- Complete the simple statement of the partnership/body corporate assets, liabilities and net worth section of the form.
- Sign the authorisation and declaration section of the form. This applies to all directors/partners.
How to submit your application
Once you have completed the application form and have all of your supporting documents ready, you can lodge your application in one of three ways:
| Online | By Post | In Person (including payments) |
|---|---|---|
Lodge and pay for your applications for: | If you are submitting your application by post and are making payment by credit card, you must also complete the Application Payment Form and attach it to your application. Applications received without payment cannot be accepted. Post to: Licensing Services | Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm Customer Service |
Qualification requirements
Show moreIndividual applicants, and the qualifying director/s or partner/s of a company or partnership applicant, must have sufficient knowledge of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973. The required training course is the Dealer / Yard Manager Licence Requirements Course.
The requirement to complete the course will depend on the applicant’s previous experience and current licence status, as follows:
- If you have never been previously licensed under the Act or are currently licensed as a salesperson, you must complete the course within 5 years of applying for the licence.
- If you are currently licensed as a yard manager, or have held a yard manager’s licence within the last 5 years, you do not need to complete the course again.
- If you were the qualifying director/partner of a licensed dealership within the last 5 years, you do not need to complete the course again.
The qualifying director/partner is the person who has knowledge of the Act to enable a licence to be granted to the licensed company/partnership.
Training providers delivering the above course must be recognised by the Commissioner for Consumer Protection. The course delivered by the following Registered Training Organisations are currently accepted by the Commissioner:
- Motor Trade Association of WA (Inc)
- Institute of Automotive Mechanical Engineers
- Fusion Business College
Please note training materials used for the courses remain, at all times, the property of the department.
