Building Commission NSW

NSW builder licence applications prepared around category, evidence and supervision.

Support for NSW general building applicants who need the contractor licence category, qualifications, experience and lodgement documents organised before applying.

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General building scope checked
Qualifications and experience mapped
Service NSW lodgement documents organised
What the application needs

What has to line up for a NSW builder licence.

NSW separates the right to contract from the evidence behind the work category. The application needs to match the residential building work, qualifications and experience being claimed.

NSW references

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Correct licence or certificate type

A contractor licence lets an individual or business contract and advertise for the work described on the licence. A qualified supervisor certificate is different because it supports supervision but does not let the holder contract or advertise.

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General building category

General building work in NSW requires the right licence or certificate and the required qualifications and experience before application.

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Identity, police check and evidence

Individual contractor licence applicants generally lodge in person with proof of identity, a recent police check, qualifications, experience details and any required referee statement.

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Assessment and further information

Building Commission NSW assesses the completed application and may ask for more information, which can extend processing time.

How BLS helps

Where BLS fits.

We help turn the NSW work history and category choice into a clearer application position before lodgement.

Practical support

You bring the experience. BLS carries the application work with you.

Map the work you want to contract to the NSW building category.
Check whether the pathway should be individual contractor, qualified supervisor or company contractor.
Organise qualification, experience, referee and identity document requirements around the application.
Flag weak or missing evidence before you attend lodgement.

Who this is for

Builders applying for NSW general building work.
Supervisors moving from employment into contracting.
Applicants unsure whether their experience supports the category they want.

When another service may fit better

Applications that need legal, financial or disciplinary advice outside BLS’s service.
Situations where the required work history, qualifications or records cannot be provided.
Independent support

Building Commission NSW decides every application.

BLS focuses on what we can control: the right class, clear evidence and properly prepared application material. Building Commission NSW assesses the application and makes the final decision.

Your next step

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.

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