Who needs to apply for registration
Any individuals wishing to operate as real estate or business sales representatives in Western Australia are required, under the Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978, to be registered.
There are three options to register as a sales representative:
- unrestricted (can complete sales and property management transactions)
- restricted to sales transaction
- restricted to property management transactions
Registration requirements:
To be registered as a real estate and business sales representative you must:
- be at least 18 years old;
- be a person of good character and repute and a fit and proper person to hold a certificate of registration (see Prescribed qualification requirements section below);
- understand fully the duties and obligations imposed by the Act on persons involved in negotiating real estate transactions and business transactions.
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:
- Complete all of the relevant 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. Only police checks issued by our list of approved providers will be accepted.
- Attach evidence that you have a prescribed qualification (See Prescribed qualification requirements section below).
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 application | 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 |
Prescribed qualification requirements
Show moreQualification pathway 1 – Unrestricted (can complete sales and property management transactions)
The following 18 units from the Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice need to be completed:
- CPPREP4001 - Prepare for professional practice in real estate
- CPPREP4002 - Access and interpret ethical practice in real estate
- CPPREP4003 - Access and interpret legislation in real estate
- CPPREP4004 - Establish marketing and communication profiles in real estate
- CPPREP4005 - Prepare to work with real estate trust accounts
- CPPREP4101 - Appraise property for sale or lease
- CPPREP4102 - Market property
- CPPREP4103 - Establish vendor relationships
- CPPREP4104 - Establish buyer relationships
- CPPREP4105 - Sell property
- CPPREP4121 - Establish landlord relationships
- CPPREP4122 - Manage tenant relationships
- CPPREP4123 - Manage tenancy
- CPPREP4124 - End tenancy
- CPPREP4125 - Transact in trust accounts
Plus any three of the following elective units:
- CPPREP4201 - Appraise commercial property
- CPPREP4202 - Establish and maintain vendor and lessor relationships and networks
- CPPREP4203 - Complete commercial property sale
- CPPREP4204 - Establish commercial property lease
- CPPREP5201 - Develop and maintain commercial property market intelligence
More information and details of training providers is available from Training.gov.au, the federal body which registers all training organisations and training packages.
Qualification pathway 2 - Restricted to Sales transactions only
The following 13 units from the Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice need to be completed:
- CPPREP4001 - Prepare for professional practice in real estate
- CPPREP4002 - Access and interpret ethical practice in real estate
- CPPREP4003 - Access and interpret legislation in real estate
- CPPREP4004 - Establish marketing and communication profiles in real estate
- CPPREP4005 - Prepare to work with real estate trust accounts
- CPPREP4101 - Appraise property for sale or lease
- CPPREP4102 - Market property
- CPPREP4103 - Establish vendor relationships
- CPPREP4104 - Establish buyer relationships
- CPPREP4105 - Sell property
Plus any three of the following elective units:
- CPPREP4201 - Appraise commercial property
- CPPREP4202 - Establish and maintain vendor and lessor relationships and networks
- CPPREP4203 - Complete commercial property sale
- CPPREP4204 - Establish commercial property lease
- CPPREP5201 - Develop and maintain commercial property market intelligence
More information and details of training providers is available from Training.gov.au, the federal body which registers all training organisations and training packages.
Qualification pathway 3 - Restricted to Property management transactions only
The following 12 units from the Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice need to be completed:
- CPPREP4001 - Prepare for professional practice in real estate
- CPPREP4002 - Access and interpret ethical practice in real estate
- CPPREP4003 - Access and interpret legislation in real estate
- CPPREP4004 - Establish marketing and communication profiles in real estate
- CPPREP4005 - Prepare to work with real estate trust accounts
- CPPREP4101 - Appraise property for sale or lease
- CPPREP4102 - Market property
- CPPREP4121 - Establish landlord relationships
- CPPREP4122 - Manage tenant relationships
- CPPREP4123 - Manage tenancy
- CPPREP4124 - End tenancy
- CPPREP4125 - Transact in trust accounts
More information and details of training providers is available from Training.gov.au, the federal body which registers all training organisations and training packages.
Qualification pathway 4
Any qualifications for a Real Estate and Business Agent licence can also be used for an unrestricted sales representative registration. For more information, please visit the Real estate and business agents licensing page.
Qualification pathway 5
Regulation 6B of the Real Estate and Business Agents (General) Regulations 1979 allows anyone who has held a certificate of registration for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately preceding the making of the application; or who has held a triennial certificate during the 3 years immediately preceding the making of the application to apply for a new registration.
Character and Repute
Show moreIn order to satisfy the Commissioner for Consumer Protection (the Commissioner) that you are a person of good character and repute and a fit and proper person to hold a certificate of registration you must provide an Australian police check from an approved provider issued no more than three months prior to the date of lodging the application.
The application form requests you disclose, among other things, previous convictions, pending proceedings, reprimands and fines. If you answer ‘yes’ to any of the character questions in the application form, further information must be provided regarding the circumstances. Where necessary, the Commissioner for Consumer Protection may request that an applicant attend an interview to determine whether he or she satisfies the requirements of the Act.
A person who gives false or misleading information to the Commissioner or chief executive officer under the Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978 commits an offence and is liable for a penalty of up to $20,000.
