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Business right to contract
An organisation or partnership needs a contractor licence to contract, subcontract or advertise for residential building or trade work.
Company or partnership contractor licence
NSW company contractor licence applications prepared around the nominated supervisor.
Support for NSW companies and partnerships that need the business licence, nominated supervisor and category evidence organised before lodgement.
Company or partnership pathway
Nominated supervisor checked
Categories and ABN details organised
What the application needs
What has to line up for a NSW company contractor licence.
A NSW company or partnership contractor licence depends on the business structure and a nominated supervisor who can support each category of work being applied for.
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Nominated supervisor
The application must identify a nominated supervisor with the right individual contractor licence or qualified supervisor certificate for each category.
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Relationship to the business
The nominated supervisor must be tied to the business as a full-time employee, director, partner or employee, depending on the structure.
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Ongoing supervisor coverage
Company and partnership licence holders must keep Building Commission NSW informed if they lose an acceptable nominated qualified supervisor.
How BLS helps
Where BLS fits.
We help companies and partnerships check the supervisor, categories and lodgement sequence before the business applies.
Practical support
You bring the experience. BLS carries the application work with you.
Map the business licence categories to the work the entity wants to contract.
Check nominated supervisor coverage and identify category gaps.
Organise ABN, licence or certificate numbers and application inputs before lodgement.
Flag dual nomination or supervisor continuity issues before they create licensing risk.
Who this is for
NSW companies or partnerships applying for a first contractor licence.
Businesses adding a category because a new supervisor has joined.
Sole traders moving work into a company structure.
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 the 60 second check
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.