Apply for land valuer licence

If you are registered or licensed as a land valuer elsewhere in Australia or New Zealand, and want to carry out painting work in Western Australia, you can find out more information about having your licence recognised in WA.

A licence may be granted when an applicant can demonstrate they meet the requirements of one of the following categories.

Category 1 – Australian Property Institute (API) members

• This category is for applicants who are current members of the Australian Property Institute (API) with recognised professional standing.
• You can apply under Category 1 if you:
• are a Life Fellow, Fellow or Associate of the API, and
• hold the professional designation Certified Practising Valuer (CPV).

What you must provide

• You must attach:
• evidence of your API membership status
• written confirmation from the API confirming: 
  • you hold the Certified Practising Valuer designation, and
  • you are a current financial member

Category 2 – Prescribed qualifications and practical experience

• This category is for applicants who hold a recognised qualification and have significant practical experience in land valuation.
• You can apply under Category 2 if you have suitable formal qualifications and meet the experience requirements.

Qualifications

• You must provide one of the following:
• a letter from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) confirming current membership as a: 
  • Chartered General Practice Surveyor
  • Chartered Valuation Surveyor, or
  • Chartered Commercial Property Surveyor
• or
• a copy of a prescribed degree, diploma or other award listed in Schedule 1A of the Land Valuers Licensing Regulations 1979 (Division 1 or Division 2)

Practical experience

• You must also provide written confirmation from your employer or supervising licensed land valuer confirming that you have:
• at least two years’ satisfactory practical experience in land valuation immediately before applying, and
• a total of at least four years’ satisfactory practical experience in land valuation within the preceding ten years

Category 3 – Previously licensed land valuers

• This category is for applicants who have recently held a land valuer licence.
• You can apply under Category 3 if:
• you previously held a land valuer licence, and
• the licence was held within the past five years.

What you must provide

• You must attach:
• a copy of your previous land valuer licence

Additional assessment (if required)

• Some applicants may be required to attend an interview or provide additional evidence to demonstrate:
• a satisfactory level of general valuation experience, including: 
  • three valuation reports completed within the preceding three months
• knowledge of local valuation practices and conditions
• understanding of relevant legislation, including: 
  • Land Valuers Licensing Act 1978
  • Valuation of Land Act 1978
  • Planning and Development Act 2005
  • Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreement Act 1985
• knowledge and understanding of the Code of Conduct under the Act

Who needs to complete a reference

Applicants must provide two business references completed using the pro forma Applicants must provide two business references completed using the

Business reference

Business references must:

• not be from relatives, domestic partners, subordinates, business partners or co‑directors
• include at least one referee external to your current place of employment
• be sufficiently detailed and relevant to your experience and suitability to hold a licence
• The information provided helps Consumer Protection determine whether you are of good character and repute and a fit and proper person under section 19 of the Land Valuers Licensing Act 1978.

You must provide:

• a police check dated within the past three months
• full disclosure of any convictions, charges or disciplinary matters
• Providing false or misleading information is an offence.

The online licence search can help you find a licensed land valuer or check your licence status. 

How to use the online licence search

Search by number: You can check if a licence number is still valid. Type the number into the field on the opening screen.

Search by type of licence: You can look for licensed people in your neighbourhood. Click on ‘Type’. Start typing in the licence type in the box eg. debt collector. Then type in either a name or location.