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Building Practitioners Board

Ready to contract residential or commercial building work in the NT?

BPB uses different forms and experience requirements for residential and commercial contractor categories. BLS helps you choose the category and prepare the projects, references and financial documents.

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At a glance

Start with the right application.

  • Know which residential or commercial category may fit
  • Prepare projects, declarations and references
  • Arrange net tangible assets and company documents early

What the regulator will ask for

What will BPB expect in the application?

BPB has separate residential and commercial building contractor categories, with restricted and unrestricted options. The selected category controls the practical experience, projects and supporting documents you need to provide.

  1. 01

    Residential or commercial, restricted or unrestricted?

    Current BPB forms separate residential and commercial building contractor applications, with restricted and unrestricted options. Confirm the category before gathering evidence.

  2. 02

    Does your recent experience match the category?

    BPB forms require practical experience and project detail for the selected category. Current residential and commercial forms use different look-back periods, so check the applicable form, project dates, role and responsibilities before relying on a timeframe.

  3. 03

    Net tangible assets

    A building contractor application requires an original certificate from a registered accountant showing at least $50,000 in net tangible assets. The applicant must maintain at least this amount throughout the registration period.

  4. 04

    Projects, references and company details

    Project evidence should show the address, dates, your involvement, role and responsibilities. If you did not sign the builder declaration, BPB forms ask for a detailed reference from the registered builder who did. Company applications also require current ASIC information and appropriate nominee or director supervision evidence.

  5. 05

    How will you lodge?

    The BPB registration page lists lodgement through a Territory Business Centre in person, by email or by post. Prepare the correct form, supporting documents and fee first.

Preparing your records

A person recording project notes beside a photograph of the building.

Preparing your records

Projects.Roles and records.

Keep the scope of each relevant project alongside your responsibilities and the records that support them.

The project
What was built, where and when.
Your responsibility
The work and decisions you were responsible for.
Supporting records
Relevant documents and people who can verify your experience.

What BLS does for you

Prepare the category, projects and financial evidence together.

BLS checks the BPB category, then helps prepare the project, referee, financial and company documents required by the form.

Help with the application

You know the work. We help get the application sorted.

  • Check whether the application is residential or commercial, restricted or unrestricted.
  • Prepare project details, builder declarations, permits and references for the category.
  • Arrange the net tangible assets certificate and company or nominee evidence early.
  • Create a lodgement checklist for an individual or corporation application.

Who this is for

  • NT builders applying for individual Building Contractor registration.
  • Companies needing category, nominee and financial evidence organised.
  • Interstate builders checking NT category equivalence.

When another service may fit better

  • Applicants looking for a guaranteed registration outcome or a shortcut around BPB requirements.
  • Situations where the required project, qualification or financial records cannot be provided.

Application guides

Read the guides for this application.

These guides explain the regulator requirements, application steps and documents you may need.

Application guide

NT builder licence check: use the BPB register first

Check an existing registration, understand the result and see how a register search differs from a new application.

Read the application guide

Service and cost

Know what is included before you proceed.

Licence and registration applications vary by state, class and how much preparation is needed. The free check gives BLS enough information to explain the service and provide a quote.

What affects the quote

The quote depends on where you are applying, the type of application, what records you already have and how much preparation is still needed.

Included work
BLS confirms the included application and evidence work before you proceed.
Other fees
Regulator, RTO, insurance, police check and other third-party fees are separate unless a proposal expressly includes them.
Qualification gaps
RPL or training is recommended only where a genuine qualification gap is identified.
Assessment
The regulator or RTO assesses the application or qualification and makes the final decision.

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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