Renew or restore your property licence or registration

It's illegal to work in the property industry without a valid licence or registration. You must renew it before it expires.

Check the expiry date.

If it has already expired, you have 3 months to apply to restore it.

• If we receive your application within 3 months, you can continue working while we process it.
• If we don't receive your application within 3 months, your licence or registration will expire—you must stop working and apply for a new licence.

Ready to renew or restore online?

Renew or restore a licence or registration

Select Fair Trading Individual Renewal Application.

You'll need your licence or registration number.

Fees apply

You have the option to renew for 1 year or 3 years.

Note: You can't renew a corporate licence online—you can only do it in person or by post.

Attachments required

Trust account audit report

If you managed a trust account during the previous licence period, you must submit a trust account audit report when renewing or restoring your licence—registered salespeople are exempt. The report should be prepared by a qualified auditor.

Submit a trust account report

Select Fair Trading Trust Account Audit Report Lodgement.

Statutory declaration

If you didn't manage a trust account, you must attach a statutory declaration—a legally binding statement—to your renewal application. Use this wording:

• Wording for an individual—A trust account has not been operated by myself, <INSERT INDIVIDUAL'S NAME>, and I have not received funds on behalf of another person in a transaction during the relevant auditing period.
• Wording for a corporation—A trust account has not been operated by <INSERT CORPORATION'S NAME> and the corporation has not received funds on behalf of another person in a transaction during the relevant auditing period.

Processing time

We're receiving more applications than usual, which is impacting our 4 to 6-week processing time. Your application will be processed quicker if it's complete and you've paid the relevant fees. Further delays will occur if we need to ask you for more information.

Incomplete applications

We'll contact you for more information if your application is incomplete. If you don't provide the requested information, we might withdraw your application and you'll need to reapply.

Other ways to apply

We send out renewal notices—including a renewal form—4 to 6 weeks before the expiry date.

You can lodge the form:

In person: visit one of our locations

By post:

Industry Licensing Unit
Office of Fair Trading
GPO Box 3111
BRISBANE  QLD  4001

Note: You can't renew by email or phone.

Attachments

You must submit a trust account audit report prepared by your auditor or statutory declaration with your renewal. This can also be emailed separately to OFT.Financial@justice.qld.gov.au.

Contact us

If you didn't receive a renewal notice, contact us.

Phone: 13 QGOV (13 74 68)

Email: ilu@justice.qld.gov.au

More information

• Read more about completing OFT applications online.
• Read more about trust account audits for the property industry.