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South Australia · CBS

Apply to contract for building work in South Australia.

Whether you are going out on your own, licensing a company or stepping into supervision, BLS helps prepare the SA contractor licence and any supervisor registration the business needs.

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What you need to know

How builder licensing works in South Australia.

Consumer and Business Services (CBS) administers building work contractor licences in South Australia under the Building Work Contractors Act. A key SA feature: a contractor licence generally must be backed by a registered building work supervisor. If you are a sole operator you often need both the licence and the supervisor registration in your own name, and the qualification sits behind the supervisor side.

Licences we can help with

What are you applying for in South Australia?

Choose the option closest to your situation. You do not need to know the exact licence class before speaking with BLS.

SA

Building work contractor licence

Want to quote and sign contracts for building work? BLS helps prepare the contractor licence, its work conditions and the supervisor details that support it.

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SA

Contractor licence for a specified trade

Ready to contract your own trade work? Check the SA licence conditions and qualification requirements before you apply.

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SA

Building work supervisor registration

Stepping up to supervise building work or support your own contractor licence? BLS helps prepare the supervisor registration and work history for the conditions you need.

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SA

Mutual recognition into SA

Already licensed interstate? You may be able to apply for an equivalent SA licence through mutual recognition, subject to local conditions and supervisor requirements.

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Who does what

Your experience. BLS preparation. Regulator assessment.

01Your contribution
Accurate project, qualification and work-history details that support the application you are making.
02BLS preparation
Check the likely application, identify gaps and help prepare the forms and supporting documents included in your service.
03CBS assessment
The regulator assesses the application and makes the licence or registration decision.
An overview of responsibilities. Your required evidence depends on the application. An RTO decides qualification outcomes where RPL or training is involved.

What BLS does for you

Get the application sorted before you lodge.

We check what you can apply for, show you what is missing and help prepare the forms and supporting documents.

Two people discussing a building plan and supervision notes beside a residential extension.

Your projects, roles and records

Illustrative scene: a supervisor describes his role at a brickwork extension junction to a tradesperson.

  1. Know what to apply for

    Tell us what you do now and what you are trying to move into. We check the licence or registration that fits.

  2. Find out what is missing

    We review the qualifications, projects, licences and referees you already have, then tell you what else is needed.

  3. Get the application ready to lodge

    We help complete the forms, prepare the supporting documents and check the details before you submit them.

Your next step

Start with where
you are.

Get clear on your likely licence, gaps and next step before you pay for training or start pulling the paperwork together.

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