How do I verify that an Australian financial adviser is licensed via API?
A lookup by name, ADV number, or AFSL number returns current authorisation status directly from the ASIC register.
What data is available in the ASIC Financial Adviser Register?
Authorisation status, licence hierarchy, qualifications, CPD failure years, and membership information for current and former authorised representatives.
How do I check an adviser's authorised representative status via their ADV number?
The ADV number can be queried directly, returned as a zero padded nine digit string for exact matching against internal records.
How do Australian licensees verify their ARs are still authorised before paying commissions?
A status check against the current FAR record confirms authorisation before a commission run, rather than relying on a status recorded at the time the adviser was first onboarded.
Can I get ASIC FAR data without downloading the full CSV from data.gov.au?
Yes, the register is queryable directly by adviser, rather than requiring a full bulk download and manual search.
How do I build an automated check for adviser licence status changes?
A periodic recheck against the current register, compared to the last known status, surfaces a change without a manual review cycle.
What qualifications and CPD information does the ASIC FAR API return?
Qualifications on file and any recorded CPD failure years are included in the adviser record.
How do I check which licence an adviser's AFSL is authorised under?
The licence hierarchy is returned as part of the adviser record, showing the specific AFSL and the entity controlling it.
How do platform operators comply with ASIC's adviser onboarding obligations?
Confirming current authorisation status before processing an adviser initiated instruction is part of that obligation, and is what this lookup is built to support.
What does it mean when an ASIC FAR record shows a CPD failure year?
It indicates a year in which the adviser didn't meet continuing professional development requirements, a detail relevant to assessing whether someone's authorisation is in good standing.