Recognition under the East Coast Electrician's scheme

Working in NSW

If you hold one of the following:

1. Unrestricted electrician’s licence held by an individual person, under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004 of the Australian Capital Territory.
2. Unrestricted electrical mechanic licence and an electrical contractor licence, both held by the same individual, under the Electricity Safety Act 2002 of Queensland.
3. An electrician’s licence held by an electrical installation worker who is also a registered electrical contractor under the Electricity Safety Act 1998 of Victoria.

You can apply for the NSW equivalent, which is an endorsed contractor licence. This authorises a person to do electrical wiring work without supervision, under the NSW Home Building Act 1989.

If you hold one of the following:

1. unrestricted electrical mechanic licence held by an individual person under the Electricity Safety Act 2002 of Queensland or
2. an electrician’s licence held by an electrical installation worker under the Electricity Safety Act 1998 of Victoria,

you can apply for the NSW equivalent, which is a qualified supervisor certificate. This authorises a person to do electrical wiring work without supervision under the NSW Home Building Act 1989.

Queensland, Victorian or ACT (Australian Capital Territory) electricians that have moved to NSW

If you are an electrician holding a recognised licence and move your primary place of residence to NSW, you will need to apply for a NSW licence using the mutual recognition application form.

Go to the Working interstate and mutual recognition page for more information.

NSW electricians working in Queensland

If you hold one of the following NSW electrical licence types:

• qualified supervisor certificate
• endorsed contractor licence

you are permitted to work in Queensland and will be employed as an electrical mechanic (electrician) in Queensland.

Note: to be a contractor in Queensland, you need to apply for the Queensland Electrical Contractor Licence under Mutual Recognition.

For more information, visit the WorkCover Queensland website or call WorkCover Queensland – Electrical Safety on 1300 362 128.

NSW electricians working in Victoria

If you hold one of the following NSW electrical licence types:

• qualified supervisor certificate
• endorsed contractor licence

you are permitted to work in Victoria.

Note: You will need to first notify Energy Safe Victoria to receive access to the online system to lodge a safety compliance certificate when you have completed work. You should also check any other Victorian requirements to do work.

For more information, contact Energy Safe Victoria, Licensing and registration on 1800 815 721 or email licensing@esv.vic.gov.au.

NSW electricians working in the ACT

If you hold one of the following NSW electrical licence types:

• qualified supervisor certificate
• endorsed contractor licence

you will need to apply under Mutual Recognition to have your licence recognised by ACT Environment and Planning Directorate.

For more information, contact the ACT Environment and Planning Directorate on (02) 6207 8096.