Building and Energy - Licensing and registration

For all applications regarding builders, building engineers or surveyors, electrical, gasfitters, owner-builders, painters, plumbers.
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Building and Energy’s systems for regulating licensed work protects consumers and the community by ensuring only qualified and trustworthy people are legally entitled to carry out licensed work.

Information on obtaining licence types regulated by Building & Energy can be found on their corresponding pages:

Workers in these industries must be licensed or registered with Building & Energy to carry out licensed work.

Only those who meet competency standards are licensed. Disciplinary processes are in place to ensure that only those competent remain licensed persons.

Use the Online Licence Search to verify the status of licences. The online licence search tool provides a fast and convenient way to verify the licences of professionals across various industries.

Payment dispute resolution

Registrations under the Security of Payment Act 2021

Authorised Nominating Authority (ANA)

  • Receive adjudication and adjudication review applications
  • Nominate an adjudicator or review adjudicator
  • Undertake other administrative tasks

Adjudicator/Review Adjudicator

  • Receive adjudication and adjudication review applications
  • Make determinations

More information about adjudication can be found here: Authorised nominating authorities and review adjudicators.

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