AFS Authorised Representative

An Australian financial services (AFS) licensee may appoint ‘authorised representatives’ to provide specified financial services on its behalf. These authorised representatives may be individuals, bodies corporate, partnerships, or a group of individuals and/or bodies corporate that are the trustees of a trust. While individuals or bodies corporate who act as trustees of a trust may be authorised representatives, a trust itself cannot be an authorised representative.

Any authorised representative of an AFS licensee may appoint or ‘sub-authorise’ individuals to provide financial services on behalf of the licensee, as long as the licensee consents to the appointment. For example, a body corporate that is an authorised representative will generally need to sub-authorise its directors and employees in order to provide financial services on behalf of the AFS licensee.

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Model

Specific structure of the data that represents the entity within the API. It defines the attributes and their data types associated with the entity.

It's important to note that you'll need to retrieve the complete identifier for an entity each time you require its complete model. This can be achieved by utilizing the find endpoint to locate the entity and then using the retrieved identifier to call the retrieve endpoint for complete model.

This API prioritizes efficient data transmission and minimizes response sizes. While the retrieve endpoint provides the complete data model for a requested entity, it adheres to the principle of "sparse representation." This means that certain properties within the model might be omitted if they lack any relevant data for the specific entity.

  • Name
    id
    Type
    string
  • Name
    name
    Type
    string
  • Name
    namePrevious
    Type
    string
  • Name
    numberOfRepresentative
    Type
    string
  • Name
    numberOfLicense
    Type
    string
  • Name
    abn
    Type
    string
  • Name
    acn
    Type
    string
  • Name
    otherRole
    Type
    string
  • Name
    endorsement
    Type
    string
  • Name
    appointedBy
    Type
    string
  • Name
    address
    Type
    object
    Description
    • Name
      locality
      Type
      string
    • Name
      state
      Type
      string
    • Name
      postcode
      Type
      string
    • Name
      country
      Type
      string
  • Name
    mayAppoint
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canProvideFinancialProductAdvice
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canDealInFinancialProduct
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canApplyForFinancialProductOnBehalfOfAnother
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canProvideGeneralFinancialProductAdviceOnly
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canIssueFinancialProduct
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canArrangeForPersonToApplyOnBehalfOfAnother
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canArrangeForPersonToIssue
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canArrangeForPersonToUnderwrite
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canProvideClassOfProductAdvice
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canDealOrApplyOnBehalfOfAnother
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canDealOrIssue
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canDealOrUnderwrite
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canProvideInvestorDirectedPortfolioService
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canMakeMarketForFinancialProduct
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canProvideCustodialOrDepositoryServiceWhichIsNotIDPS
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canOperateRegisteredScheme
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canProvideTrusteeCompanyServices
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canProvideFinancialProductAdviceToWholesaleClientsOnly
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canArrangeForPersonToDealInFinancialProduct
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    canUnderwriteAnIssueOfSecuritiesOrInterests
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    hasSameAuthorisationsAsTheLicensee
    Type
    boolean
  • Name
    dateOfStart
    Type
    string
  • Name
    dateOfEnd
    Type
    string
  • Name
    isCurrent
    Type
    boolean
GET/asic/australian-financial-services/authorised-representative/find/

Find

This API endpoint utilizes a full-text search functionality to help you locate entities that match with your search criteria. By providing a query, system will scan through all available data, pinpointing all entities that contain relevant keywords or phrases.

The find endpoint performs full-text search across the following fields: name, namePrevious, numberOfRepresentative, numberOfLicense, abn, acn.

This API endpoint prioritizes speed and efficiency by returning a partial model with a limited set of properties for each matching entity. To retrieve the complete entity details, you can leverage retrieve API endpoint designed for specific entity retrieval based on unique identifiers.

Mandatory headers

  • Name
    x-api-key
    Type
    string
    Description
    A valid API key obtained through active subscription must be included in the header in order for the endpoint to work.

Mandatory attributes

  • Name
    query
    Type
    string
    Description
    This mandatory attribute represents the search query you wish to execute. The query string must be at least three characters long for the search to function effectively.

Optional attributes

  • Name
    offset
    Type
    integer
    Description
    Pagination is implemented to manage potentially large result sets. This optional parameter allows you to specify the number of entities to skip before retrieving the desired page of results.

Request

GET
/asic/australian-financial-services/authorised-representative/find/
curl "https://api.vigil.sh/asic/australian-financial-services/authorised-representative/find/?query={query}" \
  -H 'x-api-key: {api-key}'

Response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "htiq9Bxpc2ZWh13twBvHwIwTv9o9y-BA1w==",
      "name": "TERRA AUSTRALIS PTY. LTD."
    },
    // ...
  ],
  "resultsTotal": 47
}
GET/asic/australian-financial-services/authorised-representative/

Retrieve

This API endpoint utilizes a data retrieval functionality to help you access the entity associated with a provided unique identifier. When you provide a unique identifier, the system scans through all available data in order to pinpoint the exact entity that matches that identifier.

This API endpoint prioritizes the integrity and comprehensiveness of your data by returning the complete data model with the entire set of properties for the matching entity. To find the different entity, you can leverage find API endpoint designed for full-text search based on your query.

Mandatory headers

  • Name
    x-api-key
    Type
    string
    Description
    A valid API key obtained through active subscription must be included in the header in order for the endpoint to work.

Mandatory attributes

  • Name
    id
    Type
    string
    Description
    This mandatory attribute represents the unique identifier associated with specific entity. The unique identifiers used within this API are not static values. Instead, they employ a rotation mechanism, meaning they change frequently, often with nearly every request.

Request

GET
/asic/australian-financial-services/authorised-representative/
curl "https://api.vigil.sh/asic/australian-financial-services/authorised-representative/?id={id}" \
  -H 'x-api-key: {api-key}'

Response

{
  "name": "TERRA AUSTRALIS PTY. LTD.",
  "numberOfRepresentative": "0123456",
  "numberOfLicense": "098765",
  "abn": "12345678901",
  "acn": "123456789",
  "endorsement": "000000001, 000000002, 000000003",
  "address": {
    "locality": "Sydney",
    "country": "Australia"
  },
  "dateOfStart": "01/01/2000",
  "dateOfEnd": "01/01/2099"
}