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 below);
• understand fully the duties and obligations imposed by the Act on persons involved in negotiating real estate transactions and business transactions.

In 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 a 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. 

1. Qualification 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

2. Qualification pathway 2 - Restricted to Sales transactions only

The following 13 units 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

3. Qualification pathway 3 - Restricted to Property management transactions only

The following 12 units 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

4. 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 individual agent or business agent licence - real estate page.

5. 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.