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4. General criteria for electrical licence applications

Proof of identity
Documents submitted with the application

With appropriate delegation from the chief executive, applications for the issue, renewal or reinstatement of an electrical licence are administered by the Department of Justice and Attorney-General.

Application for the issue of an electrical licence must:

Proof of identity

Although not specified in the legislation, proof of identity must be provided for new licence applicants and persons nominated as 'qualified persons' who do not hold a current Queensland electrical licence. Proof of identity is not required for renewal purposes.

Standards to satisfy the chief executive

An applicant will be considered as identified if they achieve 100 points of identification using the documents and points nominated on the application form, and the application form declaration is signed by an authorised person or the original documents are sighted by a Department of Justice and Attorney-General employee.

If the contractor business is a corporation, applicants for new licences must also provide evidence of registration of the company.

Standard to satisfy the chief executive

Certificate of registration of a company issued by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC).

If the business has held a Queensland electrical contractor licence under the same business/legal name within the last 12 months, submitting another certificate of registration as evidence along with the application may not be required, provided that:-

  • a departmental officer verifies the original certificate of registration submitted with the original licence application; AND 
  • a departmental officer verifies the current registration status via the ASIC National Names Index at the time of processing, and attaches a printout showing all relevant details to the applicant's file as evidence

A person using their own name (i.e. given names and/or initials followed by their surname without any addition), does not need to register their business name. All other business names, including names with additions such as JT Smith Electrical or JT Smith and Sons, are registrable under the Business Names Act 1962 (PDF, 428 KB), and must be registered with the Office of Fair Trading (Queensland). Applicants for new licences using a registrable business name must provide evidence of the business' registration.

Standard to satisfy the chief executive

Business name registration issued by the Office of Fair Trading (Queensland).

If the business has held a Queensland electrical contractor licence under the same business/legal name within the last 12 months, submitting another business name registration as evidence along with the application may not be required, provided that:-

  • a departmental officer verifies the original business name registration submitted with the original licence application; AND
  • a departmental officer verifies the current registration status via the ASIC National Names Index at the time of processing, and attaches a printout showing all relevant details to the applicant's file as evidence.

Documents submitted with an application

Documents submitted to evidence general and eligibility requirements must be verified or certified.A copy can be certified by a Justice of the Peace (qualified) or a Commissioner of Declarations, or verified by an authorised officer using the Document Declaration form (PDF, 41KB).

Documents may be submitted in electronic form in accordance with the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001 (PDF, 398 KB) if all other requirements, such as certification/verification are met.

Statutory declarations made in support of an application are to be in JAG's approved form available from the website, or an alternative form that includes all the elements required by the Oaths Act 1867 (PDF, 394 KB).

Last updated 22 July 2009