Labour Hire Licence - Victoria

Description

You will require a labour hire licence if you conduct business that involves supplying one or more individuals to work in a business owned by another person.

A labour hire provider is an individual or organisation that enters into an arrangement to:

  • supply workers to a person and pay the workers, whether directly or through one or more intermediaries
  • recruit or place workers for another person to provide labour and to provide accommodation for those workers
  • recruit or place workers as independent contractors for another person, and to manage the performance of those workers' contracts.

Please note that excluded classes of workers apply.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

In assessing your licence application, the Labour Hire Authority will have regard to the following:

  • whether each relevant person in your application is a fit and proper person
  • your business's history and capacity for compliance
  • your business's financially viability.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

You must provide annual reporting on labour hire activities.

Duration

Up to 3 years

Fees

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Fee information can be found here.

Forms

Act(s) name

Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Labour Hire Licensing Regulations 2018 Victoria

Approval time

Up to 60 days, or longer if further information or investigation is required.

Administering agency

Labour Hire Authority

Contact details

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