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Licence, registration and accreditation fees

This is the current fee schedule for licences, registrations and building/plumbing product and services accreditation in Tasmania from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Licence payments can be made online (credit card) or paid at Service Tasmania (cash, Visa, Mastercard, EFTPOS, cheque or money order).

Occupational licences

Occupation - Electrical, gas-fitting and auto gas-fitting1 year licence (up to 30 June 2025)1 year licence (from 1 July 2025)3 year licence (up to 30 June 2025)3 year licence (from 1 July 2025)
Practitioner No licence option No licence option $392.70$401.10
Contractor $617.10$630.30 No licence option No licence option
Provisional $280.50$286.50 No licence option No licence option
Additional occupation $187.00$191.00 $187.00$191.00
Occupation - Plumber 1 year licence (up to 30 June 2025)1 year licence (from 1 July 2025) 3 year licence (up to 30 June 2025)3 year licence (from 1 July 2025)

Practitioner - Sole Trader (must hold a contractor licence)

Plumbing Sole Traders please note: You will be charged a fee for your practitioner licence, however this amount will be removed from your Contractor licence fee and there will be no overall increase due to this administrative change.

No fee No fee No fee No fee

Practitioner or certifier

$127.16

$129.88

$336.60

$343.80

Plumber provisional

$127.16

$129.88

No licence option

No licence option

Contractor (sole trader)

$504.90

$515.70

$1,430.55

$1,461.15

Contractor (2 to 4 practitioners)

$645.15

$658.95

$1,879.35

$1,919.55

Contractor (5 to 9 practitioners)

$972.40

$993.20

$2,851.75

$2,912.75

Contractor (10+ practitioners)

$1,299.65

$1,327.45

$3,833.50

$3,915.50

Contractor - over 65 years

$127.16

$129.88

$336.60

$343.80

Building licence fees

Occupation 1 year licence (up to 30 June 2025)1 year licence (from 1 July 2025) 3 year licence (up to 30 June 2025)3 year licence (from 1 July 2025)
Architect $364.65$372.45 $981.75$1,002.75
Builder, Engineer, Building Designer, Building Services Designer, Building Surveyor, Permit Authority, Body Corporate, Partnership $448.80$458.40 $1,206.15$1,231.95
Additional occupation $224.40$229.20No licence option No licence option
Restricted roof drainage endorsement - building licence only$127.16$129.88$336.60$343.80
Occupation Per project (up to 30 June 2025)Per project (from 1 July 2025)
Owner builder permit fee - Class 1a $448.80$458.40
Owner builder permit fee - Class 10a, 10b and 8$224.40$229.20
Replacement cardFee (up to 30 June 2025)Fee (from 1 July 2025)
All trades $46.75$47.75

High risk building product accreditation

Note: Fee amounts do not include peer review costs which vary with individual applications

CategoryFee (up to 30 June 2025)Fee (from 1 July 2025)
Aluminium composite panel, containing polyethylene (PE) core, which is used as a building cladding$2,412.30$2,463.90
Polystyrene product used in an external insulation and finish system$2,412.30$2,463.90

Plumbing product/system accreditation

CategoryFee (up to 30 June 2025)Fee (from 1 July 2025)
Plumbing product or system, other than an on-site wastewater management system $903.21$922.53
On-site wastewater management system$1,802.68$1,841.24

Incorporated associations

OccupationFee (up to 30 June 2025)Fee (from 1 July 2025)
Annual return for an incorporated association $74.80 within 6 months
$84.15 within 6-7 months
$102.85 more than 7 months
$76.40 within 6 months
$85.95 within 6-7 months
$105.05 more than 7 months
Application for incorporation $187$191.00
Certificate request $3.74$3.82

Security and investigation agent licence fees

OccupationFee (up to 30 June 2025)Fee (from 1 July 2025)

Agent individual

$850.85

$869.05

Agent body corporate

$850.85

$869.05

Employee

$224.40

$229.20

Amend registered details - agent individual licence, employee licence, body corporate.

  • This fee only applies if changes mean a new card must be produced (for example new activity).
  • You can change personal or manager details using your My Licence account.

$65.45

$66.85

Issue a duplicate licence or identity card

$65.45

$66.85

Apply for exemption to display identity card

$65.45

$66.85
Fingerprinting (cost recovered charges) $75.00$75.00
Criminal History Police Check (cost recovered charges) $45.00$45.00
Criminal History and Fingerprinting check - first time applicants only (cost recovered charges)
Body Corporate applications - required for each director
Not required if already obtained for an individual licence
$120.00$120.00

Motor vehicle trader licence fees

OccupationFee (up to 30 June 2025)Fee (from 1 July 2025)

Application fee

$215.05

$219.65

Duplicate certificate

$37.40

$38.20

Licence fee

$1,843.82

$1883.26

Conveyancer licence

OccupationFee (up to 30 June 2025)Fee (from 1 July 2025)
Conveyancer $353.43$360.99
Amend registered details - conveyancer No fee No fee

Co-operatives

OccupationFee (up to 30 June 2025)Fee (from 1 July 2025)

Application to register a co-operative

$33.66

$34.38

Filing of copies of special resolution for registration

$86.02

$87.86

Annual report (small co-operative)

$86.02

$87.86

Annual report (large co-operative)

$308.55

$315.15

A complete list of all fees administered by Consumer, Building and Occupational Services can be found on the CBOS fee schedule page.

Last updated: 12 Jun 2025

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