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Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Licensing - Provisions relating to licences

46: Term of licence

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"How long your real estate licence lasts"

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You get a licence for 12 months from when your name is added to the register. Your licence keeps going unless it is cancelled under section 54, or you are suspended under section 58, 110(2)(c), or 115, or you surrender it under section 61. You can renew your licence for another 12 months in line with section 52.

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Part 3Licensing
Provisions relating to licences

46Term of licence

  1. A licence continues in force for a period of 12 months commencing on the date that the Registrar enters the applicant’s name in the register, unless—

  2. the licence is cancelled under section 54; or
    1. the licensee is suspended under section 58, 110(2)(c), or 115; or
      1. the licence is surrendered under section 61.

        1. A licence may be renewed for further periods of 12 months in accordance with section 52.