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How to Apply for a Licence/Guidelines

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Obtaining a Licence or Registration

Please be advised we DO NOT have any application forms on the website instead if you wish to apply for a contractors licence, supervisors registration or vary your current licence, you will be required to either call us on 131 882 or visit our office located at 91-97 Grenfell Street Adelaide 5000.

You will be required to answer a series of questions verbally and we will complete the application form for you using our computer-based system. An application form with your answers will be produced and sent out for you to check and sign.

You will need to lodge with your application the specified fees and supporting documents. Please refer to the following guidelines.

Information Sheet for Individual/Partnership
http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/assets/files/builders_infosheet.pdf
Information Sheet for Body Corporate
http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/assets/files/builders_bodycorp.pdf

Our office will then assess your application to determine if you have met the necessary criteria. The following information may also be of assistance qualifications and experience and entitlement to be licensed/registered.

Lodgement of Applications

When lodging your application you will be required to have the correct fees, and lodge all the relevant information requested on the application form. Please note if you fail to provide all the information requested our office will not be able to accept your application and it will be returned to you for completion.

Upon lodgement of your application an officer will be able to advise you of the expected processing time.

Maintaining a Licence/Registration

To maintain the currency of your contractors licence or supervisors registration, you must pay a licence/registration fee each year and provide the Commissioner with certain information. If you hold both a contractor's licence and supervisor's registration, then payment of the annual fee for the contractor's licence will also cover your supervisor's registration. If you fail to do this, a penalty may be imposed and the licence and/or registration cancelled.

In the case of partnerships, all partners are required to pay the relevant fees.

Refused Application

The Commissioner may refuse your application if you do not meet the relevant criteria. If your licence or registration is refused you can appeal to the District Court within one month from the date of refusal.


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