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Contractor Licence - Electrical - Individual - New South Wales

Description

You will need this licence to contract, subcontract and or advertise to carry out any electrical wiring work (including domestic, commercial or industrial). Electrical wiring work means the actual physical work of installing, repairing, altering, removing or adding to an electrical installation or the supervising of that work.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this licence, you must:

  • be considered a fit and proper person for the purposes of the licence
  • not be disqualified from holding an authority under the relevant legislation
  • have the necessary qualifications and practical experience as specified by the Authority
  • not be a debtor to NSW Fair Trading or Administration Corporation
  • not be subject to an unsatisfied Tribunal order
  • not hold any authority which is currently suspended or have had an unreasonable number of complaints, penalties or cautions against you
  • have not performed work subject to an unreasonable number of insurance claims
  • not be bankrupt or a director or person concerned in the management of a company that is the subject of a winding up order or for which a controller or administrator has been appointed
  • not, within the period of 3 years before the date of the application, have been bankrupt or a director or person concerned in the management of a company when the company was the subject of a winding up order or when a controller or administrator was appointed
  • have not been a director, partner or person concerned in the management of a company or partnership that was disqualified from holding an authority within 3 years before the date of the application, unless the Director-General is satisfied that the applicant took all reasonable steps to prevent the conduct that led to the disqualification
  • provide details of required insurance under the Home Building Compensation Fund.

Duration

One, three or five years

Expiry

Anniversary of date of issue

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All -

Grant of licence:

  • 1 year - $378.00
  • 3 year - $755.00
  • 5 year - $1160.00

Fees for 2024-25
Apply Application All -

Restoration of licence:

  • 1 year - $345.00
  • 3 year - $737.00
  • 5 year - $1304.00

Fees for 2024-25
General Duplicate Certificate All $57.00

Replacement Licence. Fees for 2024-25
Renew Renewal All -

Renewal of licence:

  • 1 year - $281.00
  • 3 year - $672.00
  • 5 year - $1157.00

Fees for 2024-25
Vary Variation All $183.00

Add a trade or specialist category to licence. Fees for 2024-25
Vary Variation All $359.00

Add a building category to licence. Fees for 2024-25

Act(s) name

Home Building Act 1989 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Home Building Regulation 2014 New South Wales

Application process

Renew

A renewal notice is sent out by the Agency six weeks prior to the expiry date.

Approval time

Applications will generally be assessed within 28 days.

Administering agency

Department of Customer Service

NSW Fair Trading

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.