Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978

If a certificate of registration is renewed after, but within 28 days of, the day on which it expired, the renewal shall be taken for all purposes to have taken effect on the day immediately succeeding the day on which it expired.

Where a certificate of registration is renewed more than 28 days but not more than 12 months after the day on which the certificate of registration expired and the sales representative satisfies the Commissioner that there is reasonable cause for the renewal to be deemed to take effect for the prescribed period on and from the day next succeeding the day on which the certificate of registration expired, the Commissioner shall so determine and the renewal shall take effect accordingly.

Where a certificate of registration expires and is not renewed within the period of 12 months thereafter, an application for a renewal shall be made at least 28 days prior to the date on which it is intended the renewal shall take effect unless the applicant satisfies the Commissioner that there is reasonable cause for the application being made out of time.

An application for renewal referred to in subsection (3) shall be made in writing and in a manner and form determined by the Commissioner in respect of such an application and shall contain such information as is required by the Commissioner in respect of such an application.

In respect of any particular application referred to in subsection (3) the applicant shall furnish the Commissioner with such further information as the Commissioner determines.

If the Commissioner is considering making an adverse decision in relation to the application, the Commissioner must give the applicant the opportunity to give additional information in relation to that application.