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Key info

  • If you have overseas plumbing qualifications, you must apply for a plumbing provisional licence to carry out plumbing work in Tasmania.
  • A licence is valid for one year.
  • If your application is successful, you will get confirmation within 21 days.
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    About applying for a plumbing provisional licence

    You must visit a service centre to provide proof of identity documents and get a photo taken for your licence.

    Provisional licences cannot be renewed.

    How to apply

    What you need to apply

    You must:

    • provide proof of identity documents
    • provide a digital copy of your offshore technical skills record assessment
    • provide a digital copy of enrolment with a registered training organisation (TasTAFE) to complete gap training
    • answer a set of declaration questions (with any supporting documents)
    • payment, and
    • have a photo taken at a service centre. If you are interstate or overseas, you must provide a passport-size photo certified by a Commissioner for Declarations or a Justice of the Peace (JP).

    Can I apply?

    You must:

    Proving your identity

    There are 2 ways to prove your identity:

    1. Your Australian driver licence

    You can show your Australian driver licence with your correct name and address details to prove your identity.

    2. Provide identity documents

    If you don't have a driver licence you must show at least:

    • One 'main proof of identity' document and two 'second proof of identity' documents, or
    • Two 'main proof of identity' documents and one 'second proof of identity' document.

    These documents must:

    • show your current Tasmanian address
    • be in English or provided with an English translation from an accredited translator.

    If you bring copies of your original certificates they must be certified by a Commissioner for Declaration or a Justice of the Peace (JP).

    • Australian birth certificate (not an extract or commemorative certificate)
    • Australian citizenship papers
    • Australian passport (can be expired up to 2 years)
    • Overseas passport or visa (can be expired up to 2 years if accompanied by a current Australian visa)
    • Australian photo driver licence (can be expired up to 2 years)
    • Australian firearms licence
    • Tasmanian Government personal information card (showing your full name)
    • Department of Immigration and Border Protection issued travel documents or Australian Government issued ImmiCard
    • Department of Immigration and Border Protection certificate of evidence of resident status.

    • Medicare card
    • Bank or credit card, with signature
    • Student identity card with photo, issued by an Australian educational institution
    • Department of Veterans' Affairs or Centrelink - pensioner concession or other current entitlement card issued by the Australian Government
    • Births, Deaths and Marriages change of name/marriage certificate (not a church or celebrant document) or deed poll.

      If you have changed your address or name

      If your name or address is incorrect on your licence or any documents you use to prove your identity, you need to show us proof of your current name or address.

      If your name is different to what is shown on your main proof of identify, you must also give us at least one original proof of change of name document.

      At least one of your documents or cards must show your date of birth and current Tasmanian home address. If the current address is not shown, you need to provide a fourth document that is less than 6 months old, from the category proof of change of address.

      To show proof of change of address you must provide one of the following documents:

      • financial institution statement
      • lease or rent agreement
      • council rate notice
      • utility account (electricity, water, sewerage, telephone, gas)
      • Aurora+ phone application (name and address details must match the applicant's and be visible when sighted at a service centre. Must not be a screenshot)  
      • land tax valuation notice
      • Australian Taxation Office assessment (current or last financial year)
      • certificate of title.

      To show evidence of change of name you must provide one of the following documents:

      • adoption paper issued by court
      • divorce paper issued by court, showing your original name
      • change of name registration issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages or deed poll
      • guardianship order
      • marriage certificate issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages (not a church or celebrant issued document).

      If you cannot provide the required identity documents, please contact us on 1300 135 513.

      How much it costs

      Occupation - plumberOne year licenceThree year licence

      Practitioner - sole trader (must hold a contractor licence)

      Please note that you will be charged a fee for your practitioner licence. This fee will be removed from your contractor licence fee and there will be no overall increase due to this administrative change.

      No fee

      No fee

      Practitioner or certifier

      $121.04

      $320.40

      Plumber provisional

      $121.04

      No licence option

      Contractor (sole trader)

      $480.60

      $1,361.70

      Contractor (2 to 4 practitioners)

      $614.10

      $1,788.90

      Contractor (5 to 9 practitioners)

      $925.60

      $2,714.50

      Contractor (10+ practitioners)

      $1,237.10

      $3,649

      Contractor - over 65 years

      $121.04

      $320.40

      Fees and charges last updated 1 July, 2023.

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      More Information

      Please visit Consumer, Building and Occupational Services for more information on applying for a plumbing provisional licence.