Licence Recognition: Want to transfer your licence from your state to NSW? You might be in luck. There is a fairly straightforward process that is managed by the licence regulators providing mutual recognition of your licence across state borders.
The state regulator for a builders licence in NSW is the New South Wales Department of Fair Trading. If you already have a licence in a different state then you may be eligible for mutual recognition. Here is a table showing the interstate licence transfers accepted at NSW Fair Trading:
State | Current Licence | Equivalent NSW Licence |
ACT | Builders Licence Class A | Endorsed Contractor Licence - General Building Work |
ACT | Builders Licence Class B | Endorsed Contractor Licence - General Building Work Restricted to H*=3 |
ACT | Builders Licence Class C | Endorsed Contractor Licence - General Building Work Restricted to H*=3 |
VIC | Domestic Builder – Unlimited | Endorsed Contractor Licence -General Building Work |
WA | Registered Builder | Endorsed Contractor Licence -General Building Work |
SA | Building Work Contractors Licence - Residential Building Work not exceeding three storey, Commercial/ Industrial not exceeding two storey AND Building Work Supervisors Registration - Residential Building Work not exceeding three storey, Commercial/ Industrial not exceeding two storey | Endorsed Contractor Licence -General Building Work Restricted to H=3 AND Qualified Supervisor Certificate – General Building Work Restricted to H=3 |
SA | Building Work Supervisors Registration - Any Building Work | Qualified Supervisor Certificate –General Building Work |
SA | Building Work Supervisors Registration - Residential Building Work not exceeding three storey, Commercial/ Industrial not exceeding two storey | Qualified Supervisor Certificate – General Building Work Restricted to H=3 |
SA | Building Work Contractors Licence - Residential Building Work not exceeding three storey Commercial Building Work not exceeding one Storey AND Building Work Supervisors Registration - Residential Building Work not exceeding three storey Commercial Building Work not exceeding one Storey | Endorsed Contractor Licence - General Building Work Restricted to H=3 AND Qualified Supervisor Certificate – General Building Work Restricted to H=3 |
SA | Building Work Supervisors Registration - Residential Building Work not exceeding One Storey | Qualified Supervisor Certificate – General Building Work Restricted to H=3 |
SA | Building Work Contractors Licence - Residential Building Work AND Building Work Supervisors Registration - Residential Building Work | Endorsed Contractor Licence - General Building Work AND Qualified Supervisor Certificate – General Building Work |
QLD | Builder –Open Licence – Contractor Grade | Endorsed Contractor Licence -General Building Work |
QLD | Builder - Low Rise Licence – Contractor Grade | Endorsed Contractor Licence -General Building Work Restricted to BCA 1a, 2, 10 BCA 2, H=3 |
QLD | Builder – Open Licence – Nominee Supervisor Grade | Qualified Supervisor Certificate – General Building Work |
QLD | Builder – Open Licence –Site Supervisor Grade | Qualified Supervisor Certificate - General Building Work |
QLD | Builder - Medium Rise Licence – Contractor Grade | Endorsed Contractor Licence - General Building Work Restricted to BCA 1a, 10 BCA 2, H=3 |
QLD | Builder - Medium Rise Licence – Nominee Supervisor Grade | Qualified Supervisor Certificate – General Building Work Restricted to BCA 1a, 10 BCA 2, H=3 |
QLD | Builder - Medium Rise Licence – Site Supervisor Grade | Qualified Supervisor Certificate – General Building Work Restricted to BCA 1a,10 BCA 2, H=3 |
QLD | Builder - Low Rise Licence – Nominee Supervisor Grade | Qualified Supervisor - General Building Work Restricted to BCA 1a, 2, 10, H=3 |
NT | Building Contractor Residential – Restricted | Endorsed Contractor Licence - General Building Work Restricted to BCA 1a, 10a BCA 2, H=3 |
NT | Building Contractor Residential – Unrestricted | Endorsed Contractor Licence - General Building Work |
TAS | Builder - Open | Endorsed Contractor Licence -General Building Work |
TAS | Builder – Medium rise | Endorsed Contractor Licence - General Building Work Restricted to BCA 1a, 10 BCA 2, H=3 |
*H=(specify height) | Indicates building of precisely the indicated number of storeys or height |
BCA | Specified classes of the Building Code of Australia. BCA means the Classification of Buildings and Structures under Part A3 of the Building Code of Australia as amended published by the Australian Building Codes Board. |
Did not find your builders licence class above? Then you probably hold a commercial building licence. Commercial builders are not licensed in NSW jurisdiction.
If you would like to upgrade your licence in NSW to an unrestricted builders licence or want to start a building company in NSW and want to know how you can apply to be the Qualified supervisor for that company, then you’re in the right place. Our Builders Recognition Program will provide you with the builders qualification such as CPC40120- Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) or CPC50220 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) you need to apply for the unrestricted builders licence in NSW.
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