Consumer Affairs Tasmania’s Electrical licence - contractor | Consumer Affairs, published or updated 17 July 2026, requires at least $5 million in public and products liability insurance and a certificate of currency with the application. The same page requires registration evidence from an entity applicant and asks declaration questions about the company or business, its owners or directors over the last 10 years. Figures checked 1 October 2026.
The source also notes that, from 1 October 2026, CBOS transitioned to Consumer Affairs Tasmania and Building Standards Tasmania; references to CBOS should be read as referring to the relevant regulatory function within the new agencies.
What goes in the application pack?
You need an electrical contractor licence if you are entering into contracts to perform electrical work. Either an individual or an entity, such as a company, can apply.
| Pack item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Public and products liability insurance | Provide at least $5 million of cover and a certificate of currency. For a new application, upload a digital copy of the required insurance. |
| Entity registration | If the applicant is an entity, provide evidence of its registration. Upload the entity registration evidence with a new application. |
| Nominated manager’s identity | Provide identity evidence for a new application. |
| Nominated manager’s licence details | Upload the nominated manager’s electrical practitioner licence details with a new application. |
The applicant must also meet the eligibility requirements in the Occupational Licensing - Electrical Work Licence Classes Determination and answer the licence declaration questions.
What must the nominated manager meet?
The nominated manager must:
- Be suitably competent.
- Hold an electrical practitioners licence in Tasmania.
- Have completed the required training stated in the Determination 2016 - Approved courses electricity, gas, plumbing.
- Have identity evidence supplied for a new application.
The electrical work the contractor can contract for is limited to the scope permitted under the nominated manager’s practitioners licence.
What do the 10-year declaration questions cover?
The declaration block concerns the company or business, its owner(s), or its director(s) during the last 10 years. It asks about the following matters:
| Declaration topic | What the question covers |
|---|---|
| Convictions and infringement notices | Whether the company or business, an owner or a director has been convicted of an offence of dishonesty or an offence relating to prescribed work. The page instructs the applicant to answer yes if a prescribed-work infringement notice was issued to the company or business, an owner or a director. |
| Civil contractor matters | Whether someone settled a civil action or had a civil judgment given against them in their capacity as a contractor. |
| Refused, disqualified, cancelled or suspended authority | Whether a licence, registration or certificate relating to prescribed work was refused, disqualified, cancelled or suspended. |
| Conditions on authority | Whether conditions were placed on a licence, registration or certificate relating to prescribed work. |
| Bankruptcy and debt arrangements | Whether the person was declared bankrupt, discharged from bankruptcy, entered into arrangements with creditors, or assigned property to pay debts. |
| Business insolvency | Whether the company or business is insolvent or in receivership. |
| Trades contractor history | The question using the wording “ever” asks whether the person answering was disqualified from holding, or refused an application for, a trades contractor registration or licence, or whether one was cancelled or suspended. It expressly includes interstate licences, certificates and registrations. |
If you answer yes to any declaration question, you must provide details and copies of all relevant documentation.
How is the application started and processed?
The regulator’s process is:
- Read the current contractor licence page and the Personal Information Protection Statement.
- Start the application through the My Licence portal.
- Upload the required insurance evidence, entity registration evidence if applicable, and the nominated manager’s electrical practitioner licence details for a new application.
- Answer the licence declaration questions and provide supporting documents for any yes answer.
- Have a credit card ready to pay the licence fee online or at any Service Tasmania shop.
Once all required information is received, Consumer Affairs Tasmania says applications will be processed within 21 days.
Can an interstate licence be automatically recognised?
A holder of an electrical contractors licence in another State or Territory may be eligible to have that licence automatically recognised in Tasmania. This eligibility applies only to contractor licences held by individuals, not entities.
What should be checked before applying?
This is general information, not financial or legal advice. Check the current regulator page for application instructions, document requirements and agency references, and read the PDS for the insurance policy supporting your certificate of currency. A person performing electrical work in Tasmania must comply with Tasmanian requirements.
Sources
- Electrical licence - contractor | Consumer Affairs — Consumer Affairs Tasmania; published or updated 17 July 2026; checked 1 October 2026.
FAQ
How much insurance must I show for a Tasmania electrical contractor licence?
You must provide at least $5 million in public and products liability insurance and a certificate of currency with the application.
Does an individual applicant need entity registration evidence?
The entity registration requirement applies when the applicant is an entity. An individual can apply for an electrical contractor licence and must provide the other required application evidence.
What must the nominated manager meet?
The nominated manager must be suitably competent, hold an electrical practitioners licence in Tasmania and complete the required course stated in Determination 2016 - Approved courses electricity, gas, plumbing. The work you can contract for is limited to the scope permitted under that licence.
What should I provide if I answer yes to a declaration question?
Provide details and copies of all relevant documentation relevant to that answer.
Can an entity rely on automatic recognition of an interstate licence?
Automatic-recognition eligibility applies only to electrical contractor licences held by individuals, not entities.
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