The Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978 requires people wanting to work in Western Australia as a real estate and business sales representative to be registered. A sales representative must work under the supervision of a Western Australian licensed real estate and business agent.
There are now three qualification pathways to register as a sales representative:
The Qualification requirements section below outlines the modules required for each pathway.
Note: Previous registration requirements (taken from CPP40307 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice qualification) will be accepted until 30 September 2021.
To be registered as a real estate and business sales representative you must:
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.
As of 31 October 2020, there are three qualification pathway options for registration as a sales representative:
After choosing your preferred pathway, you must successfully complete the required modules from the CPP National Training Package as prescribed under regulation 6A of the Real Estate and Business Agents (General) Regulations 1979 (WA). Those requirements are summarised below.
Also see the Pathways to real estate and business agent licensing and registration 2020 page for FAQs and flowcharts that explain the new qualification requirements for each pathway through to becoming a licensed agent.
All three pathways must successfully complete:
Unrestricted and sales pathways must also successfully complete:
Unrestricted and property management pathways must also successfully complete:
The unrestricted and sales pathways must successfully complete any three of the following elective units:
There are no electives for the property management pathway.
Previous qualifications
Previous requirements under the CPP07 Property Services Training Package can be found under regulation 6A (1) (a) and (3) (b) of the Real Estate and Business Agents (General) Regulations 1979 (WA). Those qualifications will be accepted until 30 September 2021.
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