Queensland

Carpentry

Contractor Licence

Licence Overview

The Contractor Licence is a business license issued to both companies and individuals (sole traders, partners, or trustees) and allows them to directly enter contracts with property owners, builders, principal contractors, and developers.

This licence allows one to manage tasks within the following scope:

Construct and erect timber and steel wall framing and roof structures.
Construct and erect non-loadbearing internal partition walls.
Install windows and doors including framing.
Erect ceiling and subfloor framing.
Install timber and sheet flooring.
Install exterior cladding, fascias and soffits.
Install metal roofing.
Construct timber stairs.
Fix internal linings, panelling and mouldings.
Install door and window locks and furniture.
Restore and renovate doors, windows and frames.
Install fitments.
Concreting to simple forms including install formwork, reinforcement and concrete.
Erect and strip formwork including slip form and jump form formwork.
Incidental work of another class.

Note: “door” includes a fire door or fire shutter

Technical Qualifications

Completion of the CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry or Apprenticeship in Carpentry,

Plus

the BSBESB402 Establish legal and risk management requirements of new business ventures

Note(s):

Qualifications previously achieved will be reviewed to ensure they align with the current minimum and necessary unit requirements.
Additional mandatory requirements must also be fulfilled. Please get in touch with our team for a more comprehensive discussion.

Are you and your business at risk for unlicensed activity?

Australia’s building regulators are intensifying their crackdown on unlicensed and improperly licensed work. Across all states, hundreds of penalties are issued each year, with fines often reaching into the multi-million-dollar range — and businesses being ordered to close.

In Queensland, hundreds of fines have been issued for unlicensed contracting. In NSW, 2024 prosecutions alone resulted in hundreds of penalties, and in Victoria, recent years have seen multi-million-dollar fines issued. Enforcement is ramping up, with large-scale audit blitzes, stop-work orders, and mandatory rectifications becoming increasingly common.

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Secure your professional consultation with an industry expert to assess your eligibility to apply for a range of construction licenses.

Low-rise residential, medium-rise, open class commercial, including a wide range of contractor licensing categories.

This 30-minute appointment includes:

Determine the Best Pathway
We identify the fastest and most effective process for you to get licensed — even if you’re new to construction.

Plan & Roadmap
You’ll receive a personalised step-by-step plan to reach your goal and an estimate of all costs upfront — you only pay for the work we do, with full transparency.

Once booked, you’ll receive instant email confirmation, plus reminders 24 hours and 1 hour before your appointment. Rescheduling is easy and can be done at any time.

I highly recommend National Licensing. They are very experienced and knowledgeable. I have been busy working. & have no time and no idea how to prepare the required paperwork. After 6 weeks, my builder licence was approved!

Called them about builders licence, they asked about experience and proof of trade cert 3 & 4, they did all the paperwork ready to submit, get my licence back in 4 weeks. Easy to deal with. Fast service

National Licensing is professional and very responsible. They assisted and prepared the document for my builder licence application. I think they are very competent and trustworthy.

The whole licensing process felt overwhelming at first, but these guys made it simple. Clear advice, quick turnaround, and no hidden surprises. The fees were reasonable and fair, and I liked being invoiced instead of paying big fees upfront. Highly recommend.

I didn’t have the time to chase paperwork and requirements. They handled everything, kept me updated, and got my licence sorted without the stress.

Professional, straightforward, and easy to work with. They knew exactly what was needed for my business to get licensed fast.

From start to finish, they made the licensing process smooth. Expert guidance and no fuss – just results. They also helped with my PM certificate, all under one roof.