Real estate agents are no closer to learning how proposed national licensing rules – which are due to be implemented in less than eight months – will affect them, with the body responsible for releasing the draft rules unable to say when they’ll be released.
The draft rules, or regulation impact statement (RIS), were originally due for release in July this year. This was later pushed back to October.
A member of the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) National Licensing Taskforce told Real Estate Business earlier this week the delay would not alter the implementation date.
“National licensing will still commence from July 2012,” the spokesperson said.
“Following the provision of policy advice from industry advisory committees, which included advice from the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA), consultation regulation impact statements (RISs) and draft regulations are currently being developed for the four first wave occupational areas – property, electrical, plumbing and gas-fitting, and refrigeration and air conditioning,” the spokesperson said.
