Real estate, business and conveyancing agents

Special endorsements for conveyancing agents

If you are a licensed conveyancing agent in the Northern Territory, you can apply to have one or more special endorsements added to your licence.

These endorsements allow you to provide additional services beyond standard conveyancing transactions.

Activities under special endorsements

Special endorsements authorise a conveyancing agent to also draw, prepare and arrange the execution of:

  • leases
  • mortgages
  • encumbrances
  • restrictive covenants
  • contracts for the sale of businesses.

You will need a separate endorsement for each activity.

How to get special endorsements

There are two ways to get special endorsements, either through:

  • completing the Board-approved training, or
  • approved relevant experience.

You must have completed specific elective units from the the BSB60220 Advanced Diploma of Conveyancing. Each endorsement has its own training requirements.

These elective units must have been completed through a registered training organisation (RTO).

See a list of the RTOs for this course on the Australian Government Training website.

If you are applying for multiple endorsements, you must have completed all relevant electives associated with each endorsement.

Units required for each endorsement

You can find more information about units under BSB60220 on the Australian Government’s training website.

Special endorsementElective units required to be eligible for endorsement
(a) Leases - drawing, preparing and arranging the execution of leases;
  • BSBLEG421 Apply understanding of the Australian legal system
  • BSBLEG528 Apply legal principles in property law matters
  • FNSACC413 Make decisions in a legal context

(b) Mortgages - drawing, preparing and arranging the execution of mortgages;

  • BSBLEG523 Apply legal principles in tort law matters
  • BSBLEG528 Apply legal principles in property law matters
  • BSBLEG529 Apply legal principles in corporation law matters
  • FNSINC401 Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry
(c) Encumbrances - drawing, preparing and arranging the execution of encumbrances;
  • BSBLEG421 Apply understanding of the Australian legal system
  • BSBLEG528 Apply legal principles in property law matters
(d) Covenants - drawing, preparing and arranging the execution of restrictive covenants;
  • BSBLEG421 Apply understanding of the Australian legal system
  • BSBLEG528 Apply legal principles in property law matters
  • FNSACC413 Make decisions in a legal context
(e) Contracts - drawing, preparing and arranging the execution of contracts for the sale of businesses.
  • BSBLEG528 Apply legal principles in property law matters
  • BSBLEG529 Apply legal principles in corporation law matters
  • FNSACC413 Make decisions in a legal context
  • BSBLEG523 Apply legal principles in tort law matters

If you have not completed the required training, you can still apply to have your experience assessed. The Board may approve a special endorsement if you can show that:

  • you have provided the relevant service or services under the supervision of a licensed conveyancer or legal practitioner for at least 12 months
  • the experience occurred within the last 3 years
  • the supervising conveyancer or legal practitioner confirms the following in a statutory declaration:
    • the duration and nature of the supervised work
    • that the applicant has demonstrated the ability to competently undertake the service; and
    • that the applicant has, in the opinion of the supervising agent, the skills and experience necessary to perform the relevant service independently.

The Board will assess your application based on the information you provide.

You may be contacted if further information is required.

How to get special endorsements applied to your licence

To apply, email the following to propertyagents.licensing@nt.gov.au:

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