Licences
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List of Consumer Protection administered licences
Businesses and people working in certain industries must be licensed or registered with Consumer Protection.
- Motor vehicle industry
- Dealers (MD)
- Repairers (MR)
- Repair Businesses (MRB)
- Salesperson (MS)
- Yard Managers (MY)
- Car Market Operator (MO)
- Exemptions for Auctioneers, Car Hire operators and Financiers
- Real estate Industry
- Settlement Industry
- Land Valuers (LV)
- Employment Agents (EA)
- Travel Agents (TA)
- Debt Collectors (DCL)
- A list of professions who a authorised to witness applications.
Acronyms in brackets represent the code for the type of licence.
Online Licence and Registration Search
Licensing Branch
The Licensing Branch of Consumer Protection is located at the ground floor of 219 St Georges Terrace, Perth. Just come to the front counter for enquires about all licensing matters between 8:30am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).
Licensing Advice Line 1300 30 40 64.
To ensure any documents relating to your licence or application are processed as quickly as possible, please lodge them by email rather than fax. Please note the previous fax number (08) 9282 0869 will no longer be available for licensing purposes.
Complaint and general enquiries should still be directed to the Consumer Protection General Advice Line, by telephone on:
1300 30 40 54 or by email
Additional information
Other industries may require licences, to find out more use the Small Business Development Corporation's business licence finder.