Introduction Agents Licence - Queensland

Description

You require this licence when your business provides an introduction service for persons seeking a personal relationship or social outings with other persons, and those persons details are held on your business database.

If your business carries on business as outlined in sections 11-17 of the Introduction Agents Act 2001 you are not an introduction agent. Examples of these include:

  • persons carrying out activities with a community purpose
  • persons carrying out non profit activities
  • publishers of advertisements
  • information providers
  • organisers of social activities
  • persons providing neighbourhood information and welcome services
  • providers of prostitution.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements


  • you must be at least 18 years of age; and
  • you must be a suitable person as outlined in Section 20 of the Act (Sections 21 and 22 outline disqualifying criteria for applicants).

NOTE: If you are notifying under the Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 1992 or the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 2003, you must be authorised to practise an occupation equivalent to the Queensland occupation covered by this licence in a participating State or Territory or in New Zealand.

Duration

This licence remains in effect for one, two or three years. You will be issued with a renewal notice approximately 6 weeks before the expiry date.

Fees

Application process

Submit an 'Introduction Agents Form 1 Application for an Introduction Agents Licence'.

If you are notifying under the Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 1992 or the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 2003: submit an "Application for Mutual Recognition of certificate of registration/occupation" Mutual Recognition Form 2 and a copy of your current interstate licence.

Transfer

You cannot transfer this licence.

Additional information

You should familiarise yourself with Sections 34-60 of the Act, which outlines restrictions on the operation of Introduction Agencies.

Fees are the same regardless of whether you, as the applicant, are:

  • an individual;
  • a group of individuals; or
  • a company.

A criminal history check will be conducted where a date and place of birth is required to be provided, This includes all individuals, partners, executive officers, business associates and nominees/managers or persons in charge.

Administering agency

Department of Justice and Attorney-General

Office of Fair Trading

Industry Licensing Unit

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Queensland Government Service Centre

Industry Licensing Unit

Office of Fair Trading

Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Operating address: Upper Plaza Terrace
33 Charlotte Street
Brisbane, Queensland 4000
Mailing address: GPO Box 3111
Brisbane, Queensland 4001
Phone: 13 QGOV (13 74 68)
Phone: 07 3405 0985
Fax: 07 3008 5933
Email: IndustryLicensing@justice.qld.gov.au
Website: Office of Fair Trading (Opens in new window)