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Licensing and registration requirements by State

Western Australia


The Finance Brokers Control Act 1975 in WA requires that anyone who carries on the business of a finance broker must hold a licence. It is generally accepted that employees of licensed finance brokers are not required to be licensed as they are considered to be under the bone fide control of the licensed broker. Contractors, agents and franchisees however, are not generally considered to be under bone fide control and are required to be licensed in their own right.

There are three types of licences in WA and the type a broker should hold depends on the type of lenders with whom they will be arranging loans and how much industry experience they have. The minimum educational requirement is a Certificate IV in Financial Services (Finance/Mortgage Broking) and certain probity tests must be satisfied. Further information can be found on the WA Dept of Consumer and Employment Protection website - www.docep.wa.gov.au.





Relevant links...
Australian Capital Territory
www.fairtrading.act.gov.au

Consumer Credit (Administration) Act 1996


New South Wales
www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au

Consumer Credit Administration Act 1995


Victoria
The Business Licensing Authority

Consumer Credit (Finance Brokers) Act 1998


Western Australia
Department of Consumer and Employment Protection

Finance Brokers Control Act 1975


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