Australia · State licensing
Building licence check by state.
Choose your state to open its official builder and tradesperson register and see what the result tells you. NSW, Queensland and Victoria are covered.
Use the official register for the answer: Each state runs its own register. This page covers New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria; for any other state or territory use that jurisdiction’s own regulator. It opens the official register and does not search it.
Sources checked October 2026. Not an official service and not affiliated with the register operator.
What do you have?
Before you rely on the result
How to search
NSW Fair Trading’s Verify NSW tool covers the contractor and tradespeople register. Search by name, licence or registration number, ABN, ACN or location. It covers current, expired, suspended and cancelled licences, with status, class and expiry date.
What to know before you search
Check the class
QBCC advises confirming the licence class matches the work you want done.
No result
QBCC says that if a corrected search still finds nothing you may be dealing with an unlicensed person; do not engage them and contact QBCC.
Do not rely on advertising
The Victorian regulator advises checking before you sign a contract and not relying only on advertising, business cards, quotes or what someone tells you.
Sources
- NSW Fair Trading: Verify NSW (retrieved October 2026)
- QBCC: Search a register (retrieved October 2026)
- Victorian regulator: Find and check a practitioner (retrieved October 2026)
Frequently asked questions
Which states does this cover?
New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Other states and territories have their own registers, which this page does not claim to cover.
What does the NSW register show?
NSW says results can include licence status, licence class and expiry date, and the register covers current, expired, suspended and cancelled licences.
What does a QBCC full history show?
QBCC says the full history report shows the disciplinary record, then current licence classes and any conditions or endorsements.
Does this page store what I pick?
No. Nothing is stored or sent.
A guide, not a verification service
This page does not query, copy or proxy any register and cannot confirm anyone’s registration or licence. It collects no personal data. Confirm everything with the official register linked above.