Find the licence support for the work you do.
Tell us the work you want to take on and where you want to do it. We’ll narrow the licence class and what needs to be prepared before lodgement.
What do you want the licence to let you do?
Pick your state, then choose the work you want to quote, contract or supervise. We’ll show you the closest licence option and where to start.
Where are you applying?
Builder licence or registration
Builder licence or registration
For builders and experienced supervisors. We match the class to the work you take on, check your qualifications and experience, and organise the project and referee evidence before you lodge.
Choose your state above to see the right option
Contracting directly
Trade contractor licence
For trades moving into direct contracting. We check the work category, work out whether RPL or training is genuinely needed, and prepare the supporting evidence before you apply.
Choose your state above to see the right option
Stepping up to supervision
Site supervisor / supervisor registration
For supervisors proving the role behind the work. We match the role to the right class, organise your project history, and prepare the employer or referee detail your application needs.
Choose your state above to see the right option
Moving your licence interstate
Interstate & mutual recognition
Already licensed in one state and want to work in another? We review your current licence, check the equivalent class and show you what the receiving regulator needs before you rely on it.
Choose your state above to see the right option
Queensland · QBCC
View the QLD state pageBuilder licence or registration
Builder licence or registration
Low Rise, Medium Rise, Open and restricted builder classes — mapped to the work you contract, manage or supervise. See our detailed QBCC builder licence pathway.
Contracting directly
Trade contractor licence
For trades moving into direct contracting: scope, qualification or genuine RPL need and any managerial requirement, prepared before lodgement. See our trade contractor service.
Stepping up to supervision
Site supervisor / supervisor registration
Prove the supervision role behind the work with organised project history and referee detail. See our site supervisor service.
Moving your licence interstate
Interstate & mutual recognition
For interstate and New Zealand licence holders: equivalent QBCC class, restrictions and evidence checked before a Queensland mutual recognition application.
Also available in QLD:
New South Wales · BCNSW
View the NSW state pageBuilder licence or registration
Builder licence or registration
A NSW contractor licence lets you contract and advertise for residential building work. We map the work you quote to the right licence category and check the qualification behind it.
Contracting directly
Trade contractor licence
Individual trades — waterproofing, electrical-adjacent work, structural landscaping and more — carry their own NSW licence categories. We check scope, qualification and any experience requirement.
Stepping up to supervision
Site supervisor / supervisor registration
For supervisors proving the role behind the work. We match the role to the right class, organise your project history, and prepare the employer or referee detail your application needs.
Moving your licence interstate
Interstate & mutual recognition
Licensed in another state or territory? Automatic mutual recognition can carry your licence into NSW — we check equivalence and the notification path before you rely on it.
Also available in NSW:
Victoria · BPC
View the VIC state pageBuilder licence or registration
Builder licence or registration
Domestic Builder (Unlimited) and (Limited) are the common categories for residential work. We map the work you do to the category and prepare for the technical assessment.
Contracting directly
Trade contractor licence
Limited registration classes cover specific trade work such as carpentry or bricklaying. We check which class fits the work you actually contract.
Stepping up to supervision
Site supervisor / supervisor registration
For supervisors proving the role behind the work. We match the role to the right class, organise your project history, and prepare the employer or referee detail your application needs.
Moving your licence interstate
Interstate & mutual recognition
Registered or licensed interstate? Mutual recognition can bring you into the equivalent Victorian category — we check the equivalence the BPC will look for.
Also available in VIC:
Western Australia · Building and Energy
View the WA state pageBuilder licence or registration
Builder licence or registration
WA needs both practitioner registration and a building service contractor licence to contract for building work. We sequence the two so one does not hold up the other.
Contracting directly
Trade contractor licence
Painting, and other trade work that WA regulates, carries its own licensing requirements. We check whether your trade needs a WA licence and what evidence supports it.
Stepping up to supervision
Site supervisor / supervisor registration
For supervisors proving the role behind the work. We match the role to the right class, organise your project history, and prepare the employer or referee detail your application needs.
Moving your licence interstate
Interstate & mutual recognition
Registered elsewhere in Australia? Mutual recognition can carry equivalent registration into WA — we check the equivalent class Building and Energy will grant.
Also available in WA:
South Australia · CBS
View the SA state pageBuilder licence or registration
Builder licence or registration
The licence that lets a person or company contract for building work in SA. We map the scope and check the supervisor registration it must sit on.
Contracting directly
Trade contractor licence
Specific trades carry their own SA building work contractor conditions. We check the scope and the qualification CBS expects for your trade.
Stepping up to supervision
Site supervisor / supervisor registration
SA’s equivalent of the supervision pathway. The supervisor registration carries the technical qualification and usually underpins the contractor licence.
Moving your licence interstate
Interstate & mutual recognition
Licensed in another state? Mutual recognition can carry an equivalent SA licence — we check how CBS matches your class and any supervisor requirement.
Tasmania · CBOS
View the TAS state pageBuilder licence or registration
Builder licence or registration
A Tasmanian builder licence rests on the right building practitioner accreditation class. We map the class to the work you contract and the evidence CBOS accredits against.
Contracting directly
Trade contractor licence
Restricted and trade-specific building work carries narrower accreditation classes. We check which class matches the work you actually do.
Stepping up to supervision
Site supervisor / supervisor registration
Tasmania accredits the practitioner behind the work. Where supervision is the role, we position the accreditation category rather than a full builder licence.
Moving your licence interstate
Interstate & mutual recognition
Accredited or licensed elsewhere? Mutual recognition can carry an equivalent Tasmanian accreditation — we check the class CBOS will recognise.
Northern Territory · BPB
View the NT state pageBuilder licence or registration
Builder licence or registration
The NT category that lets you contract for building work. We map the scope of your work to the BPB category and the qualification behind it.
Contracting directly
Trade contractor licence
Narrower building work categories cover specific trade scopes. We check which NT category matches what you contract and supervise.
Stepping up to supervision
Site supervisor / supervisor registration
Where the role is running the work rather than contracting it, we position the relevant practitioner category the BPB registers.
Moving your licence interstate
Interstate & mutual recognition
Registered interstate? Mutual recognition can carry an equivalent NT registration — we check the category the Building Practitioners Board will grant.
Australian Capital Territory · Access Canberra
View the ACT state pageBuilder licence or registration
Builder licence or registration
ACT builder classes scale with the building work. We map your work to the correct Access Canberra class and the evidence the construction occupation licence needs.
Contracting directly
Trade contractor licence
The ACT licenses a range of construction occupations. We check whether the work you contract needs its own occupation licence and what qualification supports it.
Stepping up to supervision
Site supervisor / supervisor registration
A company licence runs through a nominee who holds the individual licence. We map whether you are the nominee, the entity, or both, before lodging.
Moving your licence interstate
Interstate & mutual recognition
Licensed in another state or territory? Mutual recognition can carry an equivalent ACT licence — we check the class Access Canberra will grant.
See what needs to line up before the application starts.
We confirm the licence, check what your experience can prove and then work out whether the job needs application support only, RPL, training or something more.
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Confirm the licence
We start with the state, licence class or trade, your role and the work you want to take on.
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Check what can be proved
We review your qualifications, experience, supervision history and project records before recommending the next step.
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Build the right plan
The work may include application support, RPL or training, mutual recognition, or company and nominee support.
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Prepare and respond
BLS organises the application and evidence, then helps respond if the regulator asks for clarification.
BLS handles
- Licence and class checking before the application is prepared.
- Matching your evidence to the regulator and the work you want to do.
- Application structure, document order and clear next steps.
You provide
- Accurate work history, role details and the state or territory you want to operate in.
- Qualifications, transcripts, licences, RPL documents or training records already held.
- Project examples, invoices, contracts, photos, statements or other evidence that can be verified.
See the licences and regulator where you want to work.
Each state page explains the local regulator, the main licence options and the best place to begin.
Start with the 60 second check.
Get clear on your likely licence, gaps and next step before you pay for training or start pulling the paperwork together.