22ABoard may approve course, qualifications or experience

22A Board may approve course, qualifications or experience (1) For section 22, the Board may approve the following: (a) a course of competency-based training for the class of licence; (b) qualifications for the class of licence; (c) other qualifications for the licence; (d) experience for the licence. (2) In deciding whether to approve a course of competency-based training under subsection (1)(a), the Board must consult with and consider the advice, if any, of: (a) the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency responsible for the administration of the Training and Skills Development Act 2016; and (b) an occupational association or body that represents the interests of the occupation to which the course relates. (3) The Board: (a) must approve a course of competency-based training if the Board is reasonably satisfied that an agent who satisfactorily completes the course will be competent to provide the services of an agent that are of the kind to which the course relates; and

Agents Licensing Act 1979 16 (b) must not refuse to approve a course of competency-based training on the ground that a person who satisfactorily completes the course may not have attained the standard of best practice in the relevant industry. (4) The Board must publish any approval made under subsection (1) in