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Eligibility - Individual Licences

To be eligible for a conveyancer's licence an individual must:

• be aged 18 years or over
• have the prescribed minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance of $1.5 million
• have paid the prescribed application fee and the prescribed licence fee

You cannot be licensed if you are any of the below:

• currently insolvent under administration (bankrupt) or a director of a company under external administration
• a disqualified person under the Legal Profession Act 2004
• the subject of an order by any regulatory body disqualifying you from acting as a conveyancer
• a represented person under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 (where a guardian or administrator has been appointed).

You cannot be licensed unless you apply for and are granted permission to be licensed if:

• within the last 10 years you have been found guilty or, or convicted for an offence involving fraud, dishonesty, drug trafficking or violence which is punishable by imprisonment for three months or more (whether or not a sentence of imprisonment was imposed), or
• you have had a claim admitted against you from the Victorian Property Fund.

Experience and Qualifications

You must also be able to meet at least one criterion listed on the conveyancing 'Qualifications and Experience' page. For information about how you can obtain your academic qualifications, please refer to the 'Training and VETASSESS' page.