The Office of Regulatory Services is responsible for licensing and registration of employment agents under the Agents Act 2003 (the Act).
A person who provides employment agent services must be licensed. An employment agent service is finding, or helping to find, a person to carry out work for a principal. It does not matter whether the work or employment is to be carried out in or outside the A.C.T.
An employment agent licence can be held by an individual or a corporation.
An individual may hold the licence in their own right and trade under their own name, or under a registered business name.
Partners of a partnership may hold an employment licence if the Commissioner of Fair Trading is satisfied that each person (or corporation) in the partnership is eligible and not disqualified.
A corporation may hold an employment agent licence. A corporation must have at least one director who holds an individual licence in their own right. All directors og the corporation must not be disqualified from holding a licence in the A.C.T.
There are no qualification requirements for an employment agent licence.
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