Fees for contractor licences, supervision and tradesperson certificates
Find fees for applying, renewing and varying licences and certificates issued under the Home Building Act 1989.
New application
Individual
Fees for individuals applying for a new licence, certificate or permit for 1, 3 or 5 years, listed by licence type and broken into fixed and processing components. Processing components are not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn. If your licence is cancelled, we will not refund any of the fees paid.
| Licence type | 1 year fee ($) | 3 year fee ($) | 5 year fee ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
Building contractor licence | 849 | 1590 | 2779 |
| 367 | 367 | 367 |
| 482 | 1223 | 2412 |
Trade or specialist contractor licence | 387 | 772 | 1187 |
| 187 | 187 | 187 |
| 200 | 585 | 1000 |
Building qualified supervisor certificate | 175 | 309 | 527 |
| 109 | 109 | 109 |
| 66 | 200 | 418 |
Trade or specialist work qualified supervisor certificate | 166 | 280 | 482 |
| 109 | 109 | 109 |
| 57 | 171 | 373 |
Tradesperson certificate | 137 | 184 | 316 |
| 114 | 114 | 114 |
| 23 | 70 | 202 |
Owner-builder permit | 224 | n/a | n/a |
| 86 | n/a | n/a |
| 138 | n/a | n/a |
Company
Fees for companies applying for a new licence for 1, 3 or 5 years, listed by licence type and broken into fixed and processing components. Processing component is not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn. If your licence is cancelled, we will not refund any of the fees paid.
| Company licences | 1 year fee ($) | 3 year fee ($) | 5 year fee ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building contractor licence | 1695 | 2713 | 4738 |
| 934 | 934 | 934 |
| 761 | 1779 | 3804 |
| Trade or specialist contractor licence | 616 | 1303 | 2282 |
| 200 | 200 | 200 |
| 416 | 1103 | 2082 |
Partnership
Fees for partnerships applying for a new licence for 1, 3 or 5 years, listed by licence type and broken into fixed and processing components. Processing component is not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn. If your licence is cancelled, we will not refund any of the fees paid.
| Partnership licences | 1 year fee ($) | 3 year fee ($) | 5 year fee ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building contractor licence | 1413 | 2166 | 3641 |
| 856 | 856 | 856 |
| 557 | 1310 | 2785 |
| Trade or specialist contractor licence | 538 | 1114 | 1890 |
| 200 | 200 | 200 |
| 338 | 914 | 1690 |
Adding a building, trade or specialist work category
Individual
Fees for individuals applying to add a building category to a licence or certificate, listed by licence type. Fees shown below are not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn.
Fees for individuals applying to add a trade or specialist category to a licence or certificate, listed by licence type. Fees shown below are not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn.
Company or partnership
Fees for companies or partnerships applying to add a building category to a current licence, listed by licence type. Fees shown below are not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn.
Fees companies or partnerships applying to add a building category to a current licence, listed by licence type. Fees shown below are not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn.
Renewal or restoration
Renewal applications must be lodged on or before the expiry date of your current licence or certificate.
Restoration applications must be lodged within 3 months of the expiry date of your current licence or certificate. If the expiry exceeds 3 months, you may need to lodge a new application.
Learn more about renewals and restorations.
Individual - renewal
Fees for individuals applying to renew a licence or certificate for 1, 3 or 5 years, listed by licence type and broken into fixed and processing components. Processing component is not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn. If your licence is cancelled, we will not refund any of the fees paid.
| Licence type | 1 year fee ($) | 3 year fee ($) | 5 year fee ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building contractor licence | 569 | 1367 | 2380 |
| 63 | 63 | 63 |
| 506 | 1304 | 2317 |
| Trade or specialist contractor licence | 287 | 687 | 1183 |
| 63 | 63 | 63 |
| 224 | 624 | 1120 |
| Building qualified supervisor certificate | 32 | 63 | 109 |
| 32 | 63 | 109 |
| - | - | - |
| Trade or specialist work qualified supervisor certificate | 32 | 63 | 109 |
| 32 | 63 | 109 |
| - | - | - |
| Tradesperson certificate | 32 | 63 | 109 |
| 32 | 63 | 109 |
| - | - | - |
Individual - restoration
Fees for individuals applying to restore an expired licence or certificate for 1, 3 or 5 years, listed by licence type and broken into fixed and processing components. Processing component is not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn. If your licence is cancelled, we will not refund any of the fees paid.
| Restoration | 1 year fee ($) | 3 year fee ($) | 5 year fee ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building contractor licence | 635 | 1434 | 2556 |
| 176 | 176 | 176 |
| 459 | 1258 | 2380 |
| Trade or specialist contractor licence | 353 | 754 | 1334 |
| 176 | 176 | 176 |
| 177 | 578 | 1158 |
| Building supervisor certificate | 38 | 72 | 116 |
| 38 | 72 | 116 |
| - | - | - |
| Trade or specialist work supervisor certificate | 38 | 72 | 116 |
| 38 | 72 | 116 |
| - | - | - |
| Tradesperson certificate | 38 | 72 | 116 |
| 38 | 72 | 116 |
| - | - | - |
Companies and partnerships - renewal
Fees for companies and partnerships applying to renew a licence for 1, 3 or 5 years, listed by licence type and broken into fixed and processing components. Processing component is not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn. If your licence is cancelled, we will not refund any of the fees paid.
| Licence type | 1 year fee ($) | 3 year fee ($) | 5 year fee($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company building contractor licence | 847 | 2034 | 3510 |
| 86 | 86 | 86 |
| 761 | 1948 | 3424 |
| Company trade or specialist contractor licence | 502 | 1210 | 2168 |
| 86 | 86 | 86 |
| 416 | 1124 | 2082 |
| Partnership building contractor licence | 643 | 1547 | 2618 |
| 86 | 86 | 86 |
| 557 | 1461 | 2532 |
| Partnership trade or specialist contractor licence | 424 | 1025 | 1776 |
| 86 | 86 | 86 |
| 338 | 939 | 1690 |
Companies and partnerships - restoration
Fees for companies or partnerships applying to restore an expired licence for 1, 3 or 5 years, listed by licence type and broken into fixed and processing components. Processing component is not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn. If your licence is cancelled, we will not refund any of the fees paid.
| Licence type | 1 year fee ($) | 3 year fee ($) | 5 year fee ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company building contractor licence | 914 | 2101 | 3600 |
| 176 | 176 | 176 |
| 738 | 1925 | 3424 |
| Company trade or specialist contractor licence | 571 | 1279 | 2258 |
| 176 | 176 | 176 |
| 395 | 1103 | 2082 |
| Partnership building contractor licence | 711 | 1615 | 2961 |
| 176 | 176 | 176 |
| 535 | 1439 | 2785 |
| Partnership trade or specialist contractor licence | 494 | 1090 | 1866 |
| 176 | 176 | 176 |
| 318 | 914 | 1690 |
Replacement
Fee to replace a current licence, certificate or permit. Fees shown in the table are not refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn.
| Licence type | Fee ($) |
|---|---|
| Contractor licence, certificate or owner-builder permit | 58 |
| 58 |
| - |
Issue of a certificate under section 131 of the Home Building Act 1989
Section 131 of the Home Building Act 1989 provides for the issue of a certificate of evidence certifying various facts about:
an individual, company or partnership contractor licence
a supervisor or tradesperson certificate
an owner-builder permit, or
an insurance status.
The certificate can show things such as whether a person, company or partnership:
had a licence on a certain date,
had a licence that had any conditions applied, or
had a licence that was suspended or cancelled.
It can also confirm if insurance was in place for building work.
These certificates can be used as evidence in court or legal proceedings. This means they are accepted as proof of the facts stated unless someone can show they are wrong. This makes it easier to confirm legal details about licences, certificates and permits.
| Item | Fee ($) |
|---|---|
| Issue of a certificate under section 131 of the Home Building Act | 23 |
More information about fees
Get in touch with Building Commission NSW
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