Once you have logged in, the home screen will be visible.
Select 'Lodgements & Notifications' to update authorised representative details.
Update financial adviser details
Select the radio button next to the AFS licensee or AFS representative whose financial adviser details you want to update.
In the transactions column, select Maintain Representatives/Authorised Representatives. This is the name of the transaction you use to update financial adviser details.
Select ‘Go’ to proceed.
Select who appointed the representative you are updating in this transaction. If the authorised representative of the AFS licensee appointed the representative, you must provide their representative number.
Select ‘Next’ to continue.
Enter the representative number of the financial adviser you would like to update details for. You can use the link provided to search for the representative number.
Select ‘Next’ to continue.
Tick the box/es next to the changes you would like to make. You can select to change name or ABN, but not both. If an ABN is being added, we will automatically update the authorised representative’s name to match the ABN entity name.
Enter the date the change took place. The same date is applied for all changes in this transaction.
Select ‘Next’ to continue.
Update address, email address or phone number
Select ‘Edit’ to change the principal place of business, email address or phone number.
When all details have been updated correctly, select ‘Next’ to continue.
Update authorisations
Check the boxes next to the financial products the adviser is authorised to provide advice on to retail clients.
Uncheck the boxes if the adviser is no longer authorised to provide advice to retail clients for a financial product.
Enter any changes to further restrictions the adviser is authorised to provide.
Select ‘Next’ to continue.
Update professional memberships
Select ‘+Add’ to add the professional association membership details.
Select the professional body name from the drop-down box.
Select ‘Save’ to save the professional body selected.
You can add a maximum of five professional memberships.
When all professional memberships have been added, select ‘Next’ to continue.
Update qualifications and training
Select ‘+Add’ to add the qualification or training course information.
Enter the name of course, the provider/institution and the year obtained for the qualification or training course into the relevant field provided.
Select ‘Save’ to save the qualification and training course entered.
You can add a maximum of five qualifications and training courses.
When all qualifications and training courses have been added, select ‘Next’ to continue.
Update ability to provide tax (financial) advice services
Select whether the adviser can provide tax (financial) advice services
If you select 'Yes', specify the capacity in which the financial adviser is eligible to provide tax (financial) advice services.
From 1 January 2022, to provide tax (financial) advice services to a retail client, an adviser must (a) be permitted by their AFS licensee to provide tax (financial) advice services and, (b) satisfy any requirements made by the Minister. See Information Sheet FAQs: Regulation and registration of relevant providers who provide tax (financial) advice services (INFO 268) for more information.
Select ‘Next’ to continue
Notify a breach of continuing professional development (CPD) requirements
Read the declaration on continuing professional development and enter the date only if the financial adviser failed to meet annual requirements for CPD during the 12-month period.
Select 'Next' to continue.
Review
Check that the information you have entered is correct.
Select '+Maintain another representative' to update details of more financial advisers. You can update 25 representatives per transaction.
Select 'Edit/Review' if the information has been entered incorrectly for a financial adviser.
Select 'Remove' to remove the update for a financial adviser.
When all financial adviser updates have been added correctly, select 'Next' to continue.
Declarations
Read the declaration to ensure you agree with the conditions of the transaction.
If you agree, tick the boxes next to the declaration to proceed.
Select your authority for submitting the transaction.
Select 'Next' to continue.
Payment
You can choose to pay using a credit card, or BPAY. Alternatively, you can request an invoice to be sent to you.
Select the ‘Pay Now’ option.
Select ‘Pay Now’ to continue.
Enter your credit card details.
Select ‘Submit’ to process the payment.
If you want to pay at a later date, you can do so by using BPAY or requesting an invoice to be sent to you.
Select the ‘Pay Later’ option.
Select the ‘Invoice’ or ‘BPAY’ option.
If you select ‘Invoice’ it will be sent to:
AFS licensee: the email address if one has been provided. Otherwise, it will be sent to the service address.
AFS representative: the email address if one has been provided. Otherwise, it will be sent to the principal place of business.
If you select ‘BPAY’ you will need to print or make note of the BPAY details and process your payment.
Select ‘Pay Later’.
Confirmation
This screen confirms your transaction has been submitted.
Select 'Print the transaction' to download a printable PDF version of the transaction.
Select one of the links under What else can I do for more information about other services.
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