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Licence fees
Listed below are the fees for individual contractor (builder and trade contractor), nominee supervisor, site supervisor, occupational and company licences.
Our fees and charges increase on 1 July each year.
Fees for other licences
Follow the links below if you are looking for:
Individual contractor fees
Below are the fees for builders and trade contractors.
When applying for a contractor-type licence the fees you pay are determined by your annual turnover (maximum revenue—MR).
You have the option of receiving a printed certificate stating which QBCC licence you hold. The certificates costs an additional $35.18 and can be selected on the application form.
$773.89—SC1
$920.68—SC2
$1180.19—Cat 1-2
$1696.50—Cat 3-7
$438.81—SC1
$501.47—SC2
$678.72—Cat 1-2
$942.15—Cat 3-7
$335.08—SC1
$854.51—SC1
$419.21—SC2
$1068.99—SC2
$501.47—Cat 1-2
$1278.70—Cat 1-2
$754.35—Cat 3-7
$1923.83—Cat 3-7
Company fees
When a company applies for a contractor licence, the fees paid are determined by the company’s annual turnover (maximum revenue—MR).
When a licence is issued, you can also obtain a printed certificate for an additional $35.18 by selecting the option on the application form.
$1402.83—SC1
$1673.10—SC2
$2155.02—Cat 1-2
$3075.81—Cat 3-7
$732.77—SC1
$836.55—SC2
$1150.05 —Cat 1-2
$1569.37—Cat 3-7
$670.06—SC1
$1708.45 —SC1
$836.55—SC2
$2133.16—SC2
$1004.97—Cat 1-2
$2562.62—Cat 1-2
$1506.44—Cat 3-7
$3841.55—Cat 3-7
Nominee or site supervisor fees
Licence fees are the same for both supervisor licences.
If you hold a current individual QBCC licence and are applying for another licence class you will pay a reduced fee.
You have the option of receiving a printed certificate stating which QBCC licence you hold. The certificates costs an additional $35.18 and can be selected on the application form.
$501.46
$250.73
$250.73
$639.30
Occupational fees
Below are the fees for occupational licences in the following classes:
- fire protection
- mechanical services.
View licence fees for occupational plumbing and drainage classes.
You have the option of receiving a printed certificate stating which QBCC licence you hold. The certificates costs an additional $35.18 and can be selected on the application form.
$285.40
$142.70
$142.70
$363.86
$142.70
$33.18
$9.97
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- Available licences
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- Builder—low rise 2025
- Builder & builder restricted licences
- Builder—low rise
- Builder—medium rise
- Builder—open
- Builder—project management services
- Builder restricted to kitchen, bathroom & laundry
- Builder restricted to shopfitting
- Builder restricted to structural landscaping
- Builder restricted to special structures
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- Mechanical services licences
- Mechanical services—plumbing
- Mechanical services—plumbing occupational
- Mechanical services—air-conditioning & refrigeration (unlimited design)
- Mechanical services—air-conditioning & refrigeration (limited design)
- Mechanical services—air-conditioning & refrigeration occupational
- Mechanical services—medical gas
- Mechanical services—medical gas occupational
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- Fire protection licences
- Passive—certify
- Passive—install & maintain—doors
- Passive—install & maintain—collars
- Passive—install & maintain—walls
- Passive—inspect & test
- Special hazard fire system—certify
- Special hazard fire system—install & maintain
- Water-based fire system—design
- Water-based fire system—certify
- Water-based fire system—install & maintain
- Portable—certify
- Water-based fire system—install & maintain—commercial
- Water-based fire system—install & maintain—domestic
- Portable—install & maintain
- Electrical—design—fire alarm systems
- Electrical—certify—fire alarm systems
- Electrical—certify—emergency lighting
- Electrical—install & maintain—fire alarm systems
- Electrical—inspect and test—emergency lighting
- Fire safety professional
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- All other trade licences
- Air handling duct installation
- Brick & segmental paving
- Bricklaying and blocklaying
- Cabinet making
- Concreting
- Carpentry
- Floor finishing and covering (hard sector)
- Foundation work (piling & anchors)
- Gasfitting
- Glass, glazing & aluminium
- Irrigation
- Joinery
- Metal fascias and gutters
- Metal fabrication and erection—structural
- Metal fabrication and installation—non-structural
- Painting & decorating
- Plastering drywall
- Plastering solid
- Roof and wall cladding
- Roof tiling
- Site classifier
- Sheds, carports and garages
- Shopfitting (trade)
- Steel fixing
- Stonemasonry
- Structural landscaping (trade)
- Swimming pool construction, installation and maintenance
- Termite management—chemical
- Termite management—physical
- Wall and floor tiling
- Waterproofing
- Company, partnership, trust
- Interstate, overseas applicants
- Photo-ID requirements