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Demolition Licence - New South Wales

Description

You will need a demolition licence if you intend to demolish (or partially demolish) any building, structure or installation. There are two types of licence:

  • Unrestricted demolition licence
  • Restricted demolition licence.

An unrestricted demolition licence is required to demolish (or partially demolish) any building, structure or installation that:

  • is over 15 meters in height
  • is a chemical installation
  • involves a tower crane on site
  • involves a mobile crane with a rated capacity of more than 100 tonnes
  • has structural components that are pre-tensioned or post-tensioned
  • involves floor propping
  • involves explosives.

A restricted demolition licence is required to demolish (or partially demolish) any building, structure or installation that is loadbearing or otherwise related to the physical integrity of the building, structure or installation and:

  • is between six and 15 metres high
  • involves using load-shifting machinery on a suspended floor, such as bulldozers, cranes, excavators, front-end and skid-steer loaders.

Please be aware that you are required to give notice to the Agency at least five days before the work commences.

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 at least 18
  • be able to demonstrate knowledge of safe working methods of demolition work
  • demonstrate the necessary experience requirements
  • have completed the mandatory agency training before March 2025
  • be operating a business and be a legal representative of the business (you must be the ABN holder / owner or the manager of the business; for a company you must be a director)
  • have an ABN or ACN
  • have at least one named supervisor, if you are a sole trader you can nominate yourself to be the named supervisor.

If you are applying for an unrestricted demolition licence, your named supervisor must have:

  • completed the 11 specified units from the Certificate III n Demolition and Certificate IV in Demolition
  • experience undertaking demolition work involving all of the following demolition types
    • over 15 metres high
    • a chemical installation
    • involved a tower crane on site
    • involved a mobile crane with a rated capacity of more than 100 tonnes
    • had structural components that were pre-tensioned or post-tensioned
    • involved floor propping
    • involved explosives.

Duration

5 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $2729.00

Restricted or unrestricted demolition. Fees for 2024-25
General Duplicate Certificate All $41.00

Licence replacement. Fees for 2024-25
Renew Renewal All $2729.00

Restricted or unrestricted demolition. Fees for 2024-25

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Apply All Unit of Competency Details (Opens in new window)
Comply All Licence Fees (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 New South Wales

Lodgement process

Apply

You must:

  • provide a certificate of currency for workers compensation insurance if you have employees and are not an exempt employer
  • provide a certificate of currency for public liability insurance that lists the business activity as 'demolition'
  • nominate a supervisor involved in the management of the business. The management supervisor must have completed the approved training and have demonstrated experience (generally three years) in demolition related work.

Administering agency

Department of Customer Service

SafeWork NSW

Contact details

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