How to Register for the Exam and Information for sitting the Exam
Registrations for the FASEA Exam are only open during the registration period for each sitting as listed below. Late registrations will not be accepted under any circumstances.
Existing Advisers and New Entrants may register to sit the examination in an exam centre or remotely (subject to conditions). Please read the important test scheduling information on these pages prior to registering for the exam.
To be eligible to register for the exam, you will need to meet the eligibility criteria, which requires you to have either registered as a new entrant with FASEA or be an existing adviser registered on ASIC’s Financial Adviser Register.
Licensees are required to notify FASEA of a new entrant at the commencement of the Professional Year.
A new entrant must have completed Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of their Professional Year before sitting the exam.
Exam Schedule:
| Sitting | Sitting Date | Registration Period | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - Sitting 1 | 20 June – 24 June 2019 | 13 May 2019 – 31 May 2019 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Townsville, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Hobart |
| 2019 - Sitting 2 | 19 September – 23 September 2019 | 30 July – 30 August 2019 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Townsville, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Hobart, Gold Coast, Cairns, Newcastle, Wollongong, Ballarat, Bunbury |
| 2019 - Sitting 3 | 5 December - 9 December 2019 | 30 July - 8 November 2019 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Townsville, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Hobart, Rockhampton, Mackay, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Gosford, Orange, Wagga Wagga, Albury/Wodonga, Bendigo, Geelong |
| 2020 - Sitting 4 | 13 to 18 February 2020 | 1 November 2019 – 31 January 2020 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Gold Coast, Wollongong, Cairns, Ballarat, Launceston, Port Macquarie, Traralgon, Tamworth, Townsville, Newcastle |
| 2020 - Sitting 5 | 2 to 7 April 2020 | 2 January 2020 – 13 March 2020 | Exam will take place via Remote Proctoring only |
| 2020 - Sitting 6 | 11 to 16 June 2020 | 2 March 2020 - 29 May 2020 | Exam will take place via Remote Proctoring only |
| 2020 - Sitting 7 | 13 to 18 August 2020 | 14 April 2020 - 24 July 2020 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Central Coast, Geelong, Ballarat, Traralgon, Launceston, Coffs Harbour, Geraldton, Hobart, Port Macquarie, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Albury/Wodonga, Orange and Mackay |
| 2020 - Sitting 8 | 8 to 13 October 2020 | 6 July 2020 - 18 September 2020 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Wollongong, Wagga Wagga, Bendigo, Bunbury, Hobart and Remote Proctoring |
| 2020 - Sitting 9 | 5 to 10 November 2020 | 6 July 2020 - 16 October 2020 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Central Coast, Orange, Albury/Wodonga, Geelong, and Remote Proctoring |
| 2021 - Sitting 10 | 28 January to 2 February 2021 | 28 September 2020 - 8 January 2021 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Launceston, Gold Coast, Mackay, Newcastle, Wollongong, Ballarat, Traralgon and Remote Proctoring |
| 2021 - Sitting 11 | 25 March to 30 March 2021 | 7 December 2020 - 5 March 2021 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Cairns, Townsville, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Gosford, Coffs Harbour, Geelong, Bendigo, Geraldton and Remote Proctoring |
| 2021 - Sitting 12 | 20 May to 25 May 2021 | 8 February 2021 - 30 April 2021 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Gold Coast, Rockhampton, Hobart, Port Macquarie, Newcastle, Wollongong, Bathurst/Orange, Wagga Wagga, Tamworth, Bunbury and Remote Proctoring |
| 2021 - Sitting 13 | 15 July to 20 July 2021 | 5 April 2021- 25 June 2021 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Gosford, Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Mackay, Albury/Wodonga, Geelong, Ballarat, Traralgon , Launceston and Remote Proctoring |
| 2021 - Sitting 14 | 9 September to 14 September 2021 | 31 May 2021 - 20 August 2021 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Gold Coast, Cairns, Newcastle, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Wollongong, Bendigo and Remote Proctoring |
| 2021 - Sitting 15 | 4 November to 9 November 2021 | 26 July 2021 - 15 October 2021 | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Sunshine Coast, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Gosford, Bathurst/Orange, Geelong, Launceston and Remote Proctoring |
Note: Exam sitting dates include weekends and there are up to two sittings per day
To enquire about other registration site options or remote digital access to the exam please contact ACER faexam@acer.org
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The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Limited was established in 2017 to set the education, training and ethical standards of financial advisers in Australia.
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Limited was established in 2017 to set the education, training and ethical standards of financial advisers in Australia.