National Occupational Licensing System |
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to implement a National Occupational Licensing System (NOLS). Property agents will be included in the first wave of occupations to be licensed under NOLS. The types of Queensland licenses that will be included as ´property agents´ include real estate agents and salespeople, property developers and salespeople, auctioneers and trainee auctioneers, pastoral house agents and salespeople and resident letting agents.
NOLS will be administered at a national level by the National Occupational Licensing Authority (NOLA), although the Office of Fair Trading will still perform licensing functions for Queensland property agent licensees.
The national system aims to improve business efficiency, labour mobility and productivity. In practice, a licence under this new system will allow the holder to work anywhere in Australia. A state licence for a specific occupation will be replaced with a nation-wide licence that is granted based on a single set of nationally-agreed eligibility requirements.
Consumers will be able to access to the national register of licence holders to check traders they are considering dealing with are appropriately licensed.
For more information, visit the NOLA website.
Public consultation
Licensees, industry and other interested stakeholders will be given a chance to have their say on the proposed national licensing system. The consultation will canvass views on a range of topics, including:
- the categories of licence that should be offered
- the eligibility criteria for each licence category
- the training requirements (qualifications) for each licence category
The consultation is expected to occur in 2012. A series of seminars will be held around Queensland to assist stakeholders in making a submission.
We will continue to update this page as more information becomes available.
Information for current property agent licensees in Queensland
You will be transitioned to a national licence under a 'no disadvantage' principle. This means, if you are licensed to perform a certain type of work now, you will be able to continue doing that work under your national licence.
You will receive a letter before the commencement of NOLS detailing the changes to your licence. To ensure this letter reaches you, please make sure that we have your correct address and email details. If you need to update your details, or are unsure, please send us an email or fill in the change of address form.
You will not need to do anything to move to a national licence. As long as you are licensed in Queensland as a property agent, you will transition automatically to a national licence under NOLS.
Until the consultation is conducted and the feedback evaluated, it is not possible to provide definitive advice on many of the questions that you may have. However, we will continue to update this page as more information becomes available.
Last reviewed 05/04/2012 |
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