Building Work Contractor Licence (Consumer and Business Services — South Australia)
Form number: Application for a Building Work Contractor Licence
SA licenses builders under the Building Work Contractors Act 1995 via Consumer and Business Services (CBS). Required for any residential building work over $12,000 and for commercial building work as a contractor. CBS also licenses building work supervisors as a separate registration class.
Official source
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