States and territories

Pool and Spa Licence Rules by State

Licensing is not nationally uniform. Use the state page for the place where the work will be done.

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State and territory source pages

Use ESV for electrical worker and Registered Electrical Contractor checks. Use BPC/VBA for plumbing, gasfitting and Type A appliance servicing checks. Use ARC for refrigerant handling.

NSWNSW rules

Use Verify NSW, NSW Government trade licensing pages and Service NSW checks for electrical, disconnect/reconnect, plumbing, draining and gasfitting records. Use ARC for refrigerant handling.

QLDQLD rules

Use WorkSafe Queensland/ESO for electrical checks, RSHQ/Business Queensland for gas work, QBCC for trade licensing and ARC for refrigerant handling.

WAWA rules

Use Building and Energy WA / DEMIRS online licence search for electricians, gas fitters and plumbers, plus ARC for refrigerant handling.

SASA rules

Use SA licence checks and Consumer and Business Services for plumbing, gas fitting and electrical contractor/worker registration. Use OTR sources where certificates of compliance are relevant.

TASTAS rules

Use CBOS and PlanBuild Tasmania to check electricians, plumbers, gas-fitters and other licensed professionals. Use ARC for refrigerant handling.

ACTACT rules

Use ACT Planning construction licence information and Access Canberra public registers for electricians, plumbers, drainers, gasfitters and gas appliance workers. Use ARC for refrigerant handling.

NTNT rules

Use NT WorkSafe for electrical and gasfitting, the NT Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board for plumbing/drainage, Licensing NT for public register checks and ARC for refrigerant handling.

Standards layer

Standards to check alongside state rules

State and territory regulators control licensing. Standards and codes describe technical expectations where adopted by law, contracts, the NCC or licence conditions.

Work or issue	Standard, regulator or reference	How to use it
Electrical, gas, plumbing and refrigerant work	Official Licensing and Standards Sources	Use the state regulator page for licensing and the official sources page for the relevant standards layer.
Pool and spa barriers	Pool and Spa Barrier Standards	Use where barrier work, inspection or compliance is part of the job.