Electrical Practitioner's Licence - Tasmania

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to carry out electrical work. This includes if you are employed by a business to perform electrical work.

The different types of electrical practitioner licences in Tasmania include electrician, cable jointer and line worker. Each licence allows you to perform different types of work.

If you hold an electrical practitioner's licence in another State or Territory, you may be eligible to have that licence automatically recognised in Tasmania.

A provisional electrical work licence may be issued to allow a person to complete their training to enable them to obtain an electrical practitioner's licence as an electrician, cable jointer or line worker. This is usually to allow people who have moved to Tasmania from overseas to complete gap training to become eligible for an electrical practitioner's licence in Tasmania.

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 a practitioner's licence you must:

  • be a fit and proper person
  • have the required qualifications, experience and competencies
  • have completed the relevant training
  • undertake continuing professional development.

To be eligible for a provisional practitioner's licence you must:

  • be a fit and proper person
  • fulfil the requirements for mutual recognition of your qualifications, experience and competencies
  • have completed the training needed to satisfy the gap training requirements
  • undertake continuing professional development.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

You will need to maintain your skills through continuing professional development.

Duration

As specified

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Licence All $392.70

Triennial fee for full licence holders. Fees for 2024-25

Apply Licence All $280.50

Annual fee for provisional licence holders. Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Act(s) name

Occupational Licensing Act 2005 Tasmania

Regulation(s) name

Occupational Licensing (Electrical Work) Regulations 2018 Tasmania

Approval time

21 business days

Administering agency

Department of Justice

Consumer, Building and Occupational Services

Contact details

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