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Builder licences
Builder licences
Why applications get refused, how internal review and tribunal review work, the deadlines that apply, and how to fix the gaps before you reapply.
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Site supervisors, overseas-trained carpenters and NSW builders: what each regulator wants to see, how RPL fits in, and what evidence counts.
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A job under $3,300 can still need a QBCC licence. The dollar figure is not the whole test. Learn when Queensland building work requires a licence.
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Compare QBCC builder class scopes by building classification, size and construction type, and check where trade and restricted classes fit.
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Check the qualification and experience separately for a QBCC builder application, including Low Rise routes and broader site supervision.
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If the company is going to sign the contract, the company needs the contractor licence. Your own licence can make you the nominee. It does not stand in for the company's.
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Understand QBCC minimum financial requirements, the difference between a financial category and maximum revenue, and what to prepare with your accountant.
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Not sure whether you need a QBCC builder or trade contractor licence? Compare the two based on whether you will quote one trade or contract the whole building job.
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A plain-English guide for experienced NSW tradies preparing a builder licence or qualified supervisor application.
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Ready to step up from tradie or supervisor to builder? See what QBCC needs, how your experience can help and how BLS prepares the application with you.
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Builder registration
The BPC replaced face-to-face interviews with a single exam. Learn the format, rules, what changed, how to prepare and what happens if you don't pass.
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Check the date, value, building type, registration and cover documents for new eligible Victorian domestic building work under Home Warranty.
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Check the entity signing contracts, registered directors and ongoing obligations for Victorian individual, company and partnership arrangements.
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Verified individual new-registration fees for Victorian builders, with separate checks for company, annual, renewal and third-party costs.
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A restump, a demolition, or a contract over $10,000 is a different question from a painting-only job. Learn when domestic building work in Victoria needs registration.
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Planning to quote domestic carpentry, framing or waterproofing in Victoria? Check the relevant DB-L class, job exemptions and separate trade licensing rules.
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Compare Victorian DB-U and DB-L registration based on whether you plan to contract the whole domestic project or one defined type of work.
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Use the NT BPB register to check a builder, or learn what an experienced builder needs to prepare for a new NT registration application.
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A plain-English guide to WA practitioner and contractor registration for builders, sole traders, partnerships and companies.
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Find the permitted books, Standards and online references for your Victorian BPC builder exam without buying material for the wrong class.
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What an experienced Victorian tradie or supervisor needs to show for domestic or commercial builder registration with the BPC.
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Qualifications
Learn how RPL may replace training for skills you can already prove, and why the state licence or registration still needs a separate application.
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A practical guide to the work records, photographs, references and training documents an RTO may consider during an RPL assessment.
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Already know the work but missing the qualification? Learn when RPL may recognise your experience and how it fits into a QBCC licence application.
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Working for yourself
A trade qualification, an individual licence and the authority to contract can serve different purposes. Start with the work you plan to quote and the state where you will do it.
Trade licences
If the quote is the carpentry, start with the carpentry class. If the quote is the whole build, that is a different class. Learn what the QBCC carpentry scope includes.
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Ready to quote your own trade work in Queensland? See what a QBCC trade contractor licence involves and how your experience or RPL may help.
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