19Application for registration

### 19 Application for registration > > (1)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2025, s. 5, Applied:27 Nov 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-11-27/act-2025-024#GS5@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2019, s. 17, Applied:01 Feb 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-02-01/act-2019-018#GS17@Hpa@EN) Subject to [subsections (3)](#GS19@Gs3@EN) and [(4)](#GS19@Gs4@EN) , a person may apply to the Registrar for registration under this Act in respect of one or more categories of registration. > > > (2)  An application – > > > > > > (a) if an application for registration form is approved by the Registrar under [section 59](#GS59@EN) , is to be in that form; and > > > > > > > (b) is to contain the information, and be accompanied by the documents, required under [section 20](#GS20@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (c) is to be accompanied by the fee prescribed by the regulations; and > > > > > > > (d) is to be lodged in the manner prescribed by the regulations or, if no manner is so prescribed, in a manner approved by the Registrar. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 24 of 2025, s. 5, Applied:27 Nov 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-11-27/act-2025-024#GS5@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 24 of 2025, s. 5, Applied:27 Nov 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-11-27/act-2025-024#GS5@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 18 of 2019, s. 17, Applied:01 Feb 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-02-01/act-2019-018#GS17@Hpb@EN) A person who has been provided with a negative notice in relation to an application in a category of registration, or whose registration in a category of registration has been cancelled, may only apply under [subsection (1)](#GS19@Gs1@EN) for registration in that category if – > > > > > > (a) the application is made after 5 years after the day on which the person was provided with the negative notice or the cancellation of the registration took effect; or > > > > > > > (b) the Registrar is satisfied that there has been significant and exceptional change in the person's circumstances since that day. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 18 of 2019, s. 17, Applied:01 Feb 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-02-01/act-2019-018#GS17@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (4) substituted by No. 24 of 2025, s. 5, Applied:27 Nov 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-11-27/act-2025-024#GS5@Hpd@EN) A person may only apply under subsection (1) for registration in a category of registration, where the person’s registration under a corresponding law in an equivalent category has been refused or cancelled, if the person is eligible to apply for registration under the corresponding law in the equivalent category that had been refused or cancelled. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 24 of 2025, s. 5, Applied:27 Nov 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-11-27/act-2025-024#GS5@Hpd@EN) [Subsection (4)](#GS19@Gs4@EN) does not apply in respect of the refusal or cancellation of a person’s registration under a corresponding law if the Registrar is satisfied that the refusal or cancellation of the registration under the corresponding law was solely in response to the refusal or cancellation of the registration under a different corresponding law.