Trades & Licensing Forms

You need an Amateur Radio Operator Certificate of Proficiency (Foundation, Standard or Advanced) before you can...

The WIA is ACMA's nominated examiner for amateur radio Foundation / Standard / Advanced exams. You book the exam...

An Amateur Repeater Licence is an ACMA apparatus licence (not a class licence) issued to a club or trustee to operate a...

An Amateur Beacon Apparatus Licence covers a low-power continuous-transmission propagation beacon on the amateur bands...

Apparatus Licences are how ACMA assigns radio spectrum to specific transmitters — telco / utility microwave links,...

If you want to use the radio in an aircraft, you need an Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC) and the...

Boaties using a marine VHF, MF/HF or 27MHz radio need a Marine Radio Operator Certificate. Three levels: Marine Radio...

Class Licences let anyone operate certain low-power radio gear without an individual licence — CB radio (UHF and...

The APE is the national examination required by every Australian state architect registration board before you can...

If you are registered as an architect in any Australian state or NZ (under Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition), you can...

In every Australian state, if you trade under a business name that includes the word "architect" or "architects" (e.g....

You must be registered with the NSW ARB before you can call yourself an architect or use the title "architect" in NSW....

Register with ARBV before practising as an architect in Victoria. Victoria has both individual architect registration...

BOAQ is the registering authority for architects in Queensland under the Architects Act 2002. You must register before...

The Architectural Practice Board of SA registers architects under the Architectural Practice Act 2009. Registration is...

Register with the Architects Board of WA before using the title "architect" or signing architectural documents in WA....

The Architects Board of Tasmania registers architects under the Architects Act 1929 (Tas). Registration is required...

The ACT does not maintain a separate architects registration board. Architects practising in the ACT register with NSW...

The Architects Board of the NT registers architects under the Architects Act 1963 (NT). Registration is required before...

A Class A asbestos removal licence is required to remove any quantity of friable asbestos in NSW (and any non-friable...

A Class B licence covers removal of more than 10m² of bonded (non-friable) asbestos in NSW — the typical scope for...

In Victoria, asbestos removal businesses are licensed by WorkSafe Victoria under the OHS Regulations 2017. Class A...

In Queensland, WHSQ issues Class A (friable) and Class B (bonded) asbestos removal licences under the WHS Regulation...

In South Australia, SafeWork SA issues asbestos removal work licences under the WHS Regulations 2012 — Class A for...

WorkSafe WA issues Restricted (bonded > 10m²) and Unrestricted (friable plus all bonded) asbestos removal licences...

Commercial Radio Broadcasting Licences are how you legally run a station like KIIS, 2GB, Triple M etc. They are...

Commercial TV Broadcasting Licence covers free-to-air commercial channels like Seven, Nine, Ten and the regional...

Community Radio Broadcasting Licences are issued to not-for-profit incorporated associations or co-ops to serve a...

Community Television Broadcasting Licence covers not-for-profit community TV channels (think Channel 31 / 44...

Subscription Television Broadcasting Licence covers pay TV operators (Foxtel-style) using satellite, MMDS or cable...

Open Narrowcasting Service Licences are for low-power / niche broadcasters — racing radio, religious broadcasters,...

Datacasting Transmitter Licence lets you broadcast data services (electronic program guide, info channels, restricted...

A Building Surveyor in VIC issues building permits and certifies that building work complies with the Building Act 1993...

A Registered Certifier (formerly Accredited Certifier) in NSW issues Construction Certificates, Occupation Certificates...

WA registers Building Surveyors under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011. Three classes — Practitioner,...

In SA, building surveyors and inspectors are accredited under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016....

You must hold an ACMA Open Cabler Registration before connecting any cable to the Telstra / NBN network — that includes...

A Restricted cabler registration covers single-customer / single-line residential work — basically a phone socket...

A Lift Cabler registration covers cabling installed inside a lift / elevator car and lift well — alarm phones,...

An Aerial Cabler registration covers external aerial / antenna cabling — TV antennas, satellite dishes, MATV head-ends,...

Structured Cabling Specialist is an endorsement on top of Open registration that covers high-bandwidth ethernet cabling...

Optical Fibre is an endorsement on top of Open registration that lets you splice and terminate single-mode and...

Coaxial Cable endorsement covers RG6 / RG11 / hardline coaxial used for MATV, HFC NBN, CCTV trunk runs and pay TV...

Every business that uses or stores hazardous chemicals — and most cleaning chemicals are hazardous — must keep a...

If your business stores dangerous goods (DG) above the manifest quantity — e.g. > 250 L flammable liquid, > 50 kg...

Concentrated cleaning chemicals classified as Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) under the Poisons Standard — e.g....

Commercial pool operators (gyms, hotels, school pools, public aquatic centres) storing pool sanitiser chemicals —...

When cleaning crosses into pest management — using pesticide-registered disinfectants, residual surface insecticides or...

CPP30321 Certificate III in Cleaning Operations is the recognised baseline qualification for commercial cleaners —...

High-rise window cleaners, gutter cleaners and roof cleaners must hold RIIWHS204 Work safely at heights before...

Sewer maintenance, tank cleaning, silo and pit cleaners must hold RIIWHS202 Enter and work in confined spaces (and...

Cleaning contractors working on a construction site (post-build clean, hand-over clean, builder's clean) must hold a...

Cleaners who work in schools, hospitals, aged-care facilities, courts and government buildings must produce a current...

Cleaners who work in primary or secondary schools, OOSH centres or any facility where they may be in unsupervised...

SCUBA cylinders (recreational compressed-air diving) test on a different cycle to industrial cylinders — AS 2030.5...

Commercial divers (offshore, inshore, scientific) operate under AS/NZS 2299.1. Dive cylinders for surface-supplied...

If you have a complaint with your phone, mobile or internet provider that they have not resolved within 10 working...

The Do Not Call Register lets you register your phone or fax number to opt out of most telemarketing and unsolicited...

Use the ACMA spam complaint form to report unsolicited commercial email or SMS that breaches the Spam Act 2003 — no...

Putting a skip on a footpath, nature strip or road reserve requires a council permit (sometimes called a "footway...

Most metropolitan councils require a Waste Management Plan (WMP) to be lodged with any Development Application > $X...

B-cycle is Australia's ACCC-authorised battery stewardship scheme. Retailers, councils and recyclers can sign up as...

TSA is the ACCC-authorised industry stewardship scheme for end-of-life tyres. Tyre retailers, collectors, recyclers and...

Since 1 July 2019 Victoria has banned e-waste from landfill — Detox Your Home is the state's drop-off scheme. NSW, ACT,...

Operators wanting to host a container deposit refund point (over-the-counter, RVM, depot, bag drop) must register with...

Operators of fixed radio transmitters (mobile base stations, microwave links, broadcast towers) must do an EME / RF...

Anyone in NSW who transports waste for fee or reward — skip-bin operators, liquid waste tankers, asbestos carriers,...

If you operate a waste facility in NSW — landfill, transfer station, resource recovery, composting, liquid waste depot...

Under Victoria's Environment Protection Act 2017 (in force 1 July 2021), anyone transporting "reportable priority...

Under the Environment Protection Act 2017, every business that generates industrial waste in Victoria carries a General...

In Queensland, waste-related Environmentally Relevant Activities (ERAs 53-65 — recycling, landfill, transfer, regulated...

In South Australia, waste depots, transfer stations and transport of listed wastes need an Environment Protection...

In Western Australia, waste-related "prescribed premises" categories under the Environmental Protection Regulations...

In Tasmania, "level 2 activities" under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 — including waste...

In the ACT, waste-handling business activities (transport, transfer, recycling, landfill) need an Environmental...

In the NT, businesses discharging waste to land, water or sewer above declared thresholds need a Waste Discharge...

Chartered (CPEng) is the national professional credential for engineers, recognised across Australia and feeding into...

The NER is Engineers Australia's public register of qualified engineers. Listing demonstrates you meet the national...

The APEC Engineer credential lets Australian engineers be recognised in other APEC economies (e.g. Japan, Korea,...

IntPE(Aus) is Engineers Australia's international professional engineer credential under the IPEA (International...

EA registration tier for sub-degree engineering practitioners. Engineering Associate (advanced diploma) and Engineering...

Queensland is the only Australian state with long-standing mandatory professional engineer registration. You must be a...

Victoria introduced mandatory Professional Engineers Registration (PER) under the Professional Engineers Registration...

The NSW Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 requires engineers who work on Class 2 buildings (apartments) and...

Western Australia is rolling out a building engineer registration scheme administered by Building and Energy. Engineers...

Separate from the Dangerous Goods Driver Licence — this licenses the actual vehicle (rigid, tanker, semi or trailer)...

Victoria licenses dangerous goods vehicles separately from drivers under the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or...

Queensland's DG vehicle licensing sits with TMR for road approval and WHSQ for explosives / Class 1 — Class 2 gas...

AS 4839 is the Australian Standard for the safe use of portable oxy-fuel gas systems for heating, cutting and brazing....

Australian Standard AS 2030.1 / AS 2337.1 require refillable industrial gas cylinders to be hydrostatically re-tested...

Any premises that fills compressed gas cylinders (industrial, medical or specialty) above the manifest quantity is a...

Victoria's Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations require licensing of premises storing or filling...

Queensland's Work Health and Safety (Dangerous Goods) Regulation requires premises storing or filling compressed gas...

Operators of large industrial boilers and pressure vessels (steam generators, autoclaves, gas compression skids) need a...

Storing compressed gas cylinders at a commercial premises (workshop, depot, hospital, brewery) above the threshold...

A Major Hazard Facility holds Schedule 15 dangerous goods above threshold — for example LPG above 200 t, ammonia above...

Helium is a non-flammable non-toxic compressed gas (UN 1046, Class 2.2). No consumer or operator licence is required,...

BSCAA is the peak national association for commercial cleaning, security, grounds maintenance and pest control...

ISSA (with its INCLEAN media arm in Australasia) runs the global Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) qualifications —...

CAF certifies commercial buildings (3 Star / 4 Star Building Certification) for ethical cleaning supply-chain practices...

Every carrier, carriage service provider (CSP) and most ISPs / mobile resellers in Australia must be a member of the...

A Carriage Service Provider (CSP) is anyone who supplies telecommunications services to the public over a carrier's...

A Carrier Licence is required to own a "network unit" used to supply carriage services to the public — fibre backbone,...

ACMA administers the Australian Numbering Plan — phone number ranges (02 / 03 / 04 / 13 / 1300 / 1800 / 19 etc.),...

For workshops wanting to issue eSafety Checks (pink slips) in NSW. The AIS approval is granted to a business at a...

AUVIS is the higher-tier approval allowing a workshop to issue blue slips for unregistered vehicles, interstate...

For mechanics/auto-electricians who want to personally sign off pink slips (and blue slips with the AUVIS endorsement)....

A Licensed Vehicle Tester is the Victorian equivalent of an AIS Examiner — a workshop / individual licensed to issue...

For workshops wanting to issue Queensland Safety Certificates (roadworthies). The TMR Approved Inspection Station...

For SA workshops authorised to conduct vehicle inspection reports — interstate transfers, repairable write-offs, defect...

Domestic LPG cylinders (9 kg BBQ, 45 kg patio heater / hot water) are not licensed at consumer level but state...

LPG installations in caravans, motorhomes, marine vessels and other mobile / floating dwellings must comply with AS/NZS...

Workplaces using LPG-powered forklifts (typically 9 kg / 18 kg cylinders) must store spare cylinders to AS/NZS 1596 —...

LPG / autogas vehicle installation requires both an automotive trade qualification and a state gas-fitting...

Required to sell more than 4 motor vehicles in any 12-month period in NSW (other than your own private vehicles)....

In Victoria, anyone trading more than 4 motor cars in 12 months must hold a Licensed Motor Car Trader (LMCT) licence...

Queensland requires a Motor Dealer Licence to buy and sell motor vehicles as a business under the Motor Dealers and...

In South Australia, anyone trading 4 or more vehicles in 12 months must hold a Second-hand Vehicle Dealer's Licence...

Recreational automotive nitrous oxide injection systems (NOS, ZEX, Nitrous Express) are not directly licensed but the...

BOSSI registers Land Surveyors and Mining Surveyors in NSW under the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002....

The Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria licenses cadastral, engineering and mining surveyors under the Surveying...

The Surveyors Board of Queensland registers cadastral, engineering and mining surveyors under the Surveyors Act 2003...

The Surveyors Board of SA licenses cadastral, engineering and mining surveyors under the Survey Act 1992 (SA). A...

The Land Surveyors Licensing Board of WA licenses cadastral surveyors under the Licensed Surveyors Act 1909 (WA). A...

The Land Surveyors Accreditation Board of Tasmania accredits surveyors under the Surveyors Act 2002 (Tas). An...

The ACT Surveyors Act 2007 designates BOSSI as the registering authority for land surveyors practising in the ACT....

The Surveyors Board of the NT licenses cadastral and mining surveyors under the Licensed Surveyors Act 1983 (NT)....

A Mining Surveyor endorsement (sometimes called Authorised Mine Surveyor) lets a registered cadastral surveyor sign...

PIA is the national professional body for town and urban planners. Registered Planner (RPIA) is the national credential...

Heritage advisers and practitioners working on Victorian Heritage Register places submit credentials to Heritage...

Cert III in Automotive Body Repair Technology is the national VET qualification for panel beaters. Covers structural...

Cert III in Automotive Refinishing Technology is the national qualification for automotive spray painters. Covers...

AUR40220 Cert IV in Automotive Mechanical Diagnosis is the post-trade qualification for senior diagnostic technicians....

National skill set covering safe de-power and re-initialisation of hybrid and battery-electric vehicles. Increasingly...

Under the National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure (NEPM),...

Beyond the transporter, generators (the customer) and receivers (the landfill or recycler) must each have an active NSW...

EPA Victoria's Waste Tracker is the mandatory online manifest system for reportable priority waste in Victoria. It...

Anyone with a property not connected to mains sewer needs an On-site Sewerage Management (OSSM) approval from the local...

A standard plumber's licence does not always cover septic / aerated wastewater installation — most states require an...

Diverting laundry or shower greywater for garden irrigation needs council/health approval — a simple manual diverter is...

Any business discharging anything other than ordinary domestic sewage to the sewer (e.g. food premises grease, mechanic...