Owners corporation managing agent licencing
Access Canberra is responsible for licencing real estate agents under the Agents Act 2003 (the Act).
An owners corporation, once called a body corporate, is the legal entity that combines all the lot owners in a strata scheme.
Where an owners corporation appoint a managing agent they can be:
- someone licenced as a real estate agent under the Act
- someone with a conditional real estate licence under the Act who only intends to be the manager of an owners corporation
- a member of the owners corporation
- someone who isn’t already a manager of another owners corporation and whose primary source of income won’t be from the managing agent role.
Managers who need conditional real estate licences
If you’ve been appointed an owners corporation managing agent and:
- you don’t already hold a real estate agent licence (full or conditional)
- you’re not a member of the owners corporation
- you derive your primary income from the managing agent role
you need a conditional real estate agent licence.
Apply for a conditional real estate agent licence
To apply for a licence:
- Complete the Real Estate, Business, Stock and Station and Employment Agent Licence form.
- Upload your supporting documents. What you’ll need depends on whether you’re applying as an individual, partnership or corporation.
- Pay the fee.
Applying as an individual or partnership
If you’re applying as an individual or partnership, you’ll need to upload:
- your proof of identity (at least one primary and 2 secondary)
- a police certificate for each applicant. This certificate must have been issued within 2 months of applying.
View acceptable proof of identity.
Applying as a corporation
If you’re applying as a corporation:
- upload a police certificate for each director. The certificates must have been issued within 2 months of applying.
- supply a company police certificate issued by the Australian Federal Police
- a current company extract (issued within 30 days of applying).
Ongoing obligations
As a managing agent you have obligations under the legislation. This includes specific duties as part of your role, and to undertake continuing education to maintain your licence.
Read the Guide to the obligations of owners corporation managers (PDF 311KB).
Continuing professional development
As a condition of your licence renewal, you need to undertake continuing professional development (CPD).
The CPD requirements are listed in the Agents (Continuing Professional Development for Owners Corporation Managing Agents) Guideline 2009 (No 1).
Renewing your licence
When you apply you can pay for either a 1-year or 3-year licence.
The fees are:
- for 3 years with yearly payments: $268.00
- for 3 years in full: $807.00.
You can renew online:
Paying annual fees
If you chose the 3-year option you can either pay the full sum, or annual instalments.