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• Obtaining a registration
• Processing time
• Maintaining a registration
• Refused applications
• Business name

Obtaining a registration

If you have never held a registration before, or if you have allowed your registration to lapse, you will need to apply to the Commissioner for a new registration.

You can apply for a new registration by answering a series of questions verbally, over the telephone or in person at our Grenfell Street Office. We will complete the application form for you using our computer-based system and an application form with your answers will be produced for you to check and sign.

You will need to lodge with your application the specified fees and supporting documents. Our office will then assess your application to determine if you have met all the necessary criteria. Before you apply please read the following information: entitlement to be registered.

Processing time

If you provide with your application the correct fees, all the necessary documentation and meet all the necessary criteria most new registrations will be granted within twenty (20) working days.

Maintaining a registration

To maintain the currency of your registration, you must pay a registration fee each year and provide the Commissioner with certain information. If you fail to do so, a penalty may be imposed and the registration cancelled.

In the case of partnerships, all partners are required to pay the relevant fees.

Refused applications

The Commissioner may refuse your application if you do not meet the relevant criteria. If your licence or registration is refused you can appeal to the District Court within one month from the date of refusal.

Business name

You are required to register a business name if you are carrying on business under a name other than your own real name (without addition). If you advertise using a business name it is taken that you are carrying on business under that name therefore you must register that name.

Under the Conveyancers Act 1995, you must not carry on business as a Conveyancer under a licence except in the name that appears in your licence or in a business name that has been registered under the Business Names Act 1996. The Commissioner must also be advised in writing of your business name before you commence business.

Click to view the Application for registration of a business name form

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