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Qualifying audit experience (QAE): Forms & templates

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Accountants

Accounting entities

Task or topic

Registration

16 October 2025

Resources for public accountant (PA) applicants and audit principals to record and certify QAE to meet practical experience requirements.

To register as a PA, you must complete at least 2,500 hours of QAE under a registered audit principal (AP).

More details: Practical experience requirements

For applicants and APs

Use these templates to record and have your AP certify your QAE.

QAE templates

Resource	Description
Template Declaration Form for the Applicant [PDF, 55 KB]	For applicants: Use this template to certify that you have met the practical experience requirements.
Template Declaration Form for the Audit Principal [PDF, 134 KB]	For applicants: If you have more than one AP: Provide declarations from all APs. Make sure your combined QAE meets the total requirement. For APs: Use this template to certify an applicant's QAE.
Illustrative Declaration Form for the Audit Principal [PDF, 394 KB]	For APs: View this sample to see how to complete the declaration form correctly.
Specimen Template for Recording Qualifying Audit Experience (QAE) [PDF, 305 KB]	For applicants: To help you and your AP monitor your progress, you can use this template to keep track of: Audit engagements you worked on Your role and hours in each engagement Who supervised you Note: You do not need to submit this template as part of your registration application. You and your AP can use any format to record your QAE, as long as ACRA can verify the same details when needed.

If you are subject to a hot review order, use these resources to apply for consent to continue as an AP.

Hot reviews: Forms & practice directions

Resource	Description
Application for Consent to Continue to Be an Audit Principal [PDF, 203 KB]	Use this form if you need to apply for consent to continue as an audit principal under paragraph 6B(1) of the Accountants (Public Accountants) Rules.
Practice Direction No. 5 of 2020 [PDF, 144 KB]	Read this practice direction for guidance on applying to continue as an AP while under a hot review order.