Rental safety check requirements — covering things like electrical, gas, and smoke alarm safety in rented homes — create a steady stream of recurring, scheduled work for licensed tradies. For sparkies, plumbers, and gasfitters, understanding this work is understanding one of the most reliable sources of repeat jobs available. Why this work is different from […]

Failing to lodge a required compliance certificate is a compliance breach that can put your licence, your reputation, and your business at risk. It’s not a minor paperwork oversight — for licensed trades, certification is a legal responsibility, and skipping it has consequences that outlast any single job. The direct risks Not lodging a required […]

A gas compliance certificate certifies that gasfitting work was carried out by a licensed or authorised gasfitter to the required safety standards. Because gas work carries obvious safety risks, certification is taken seriously across every Australian state, and issuing the certificate is the responsibility of the licensed person who did the work. When is a […]

Compliance certificates are meant to be lodged promptly after the work is completed — typically within a set number of days defined by your state’s regulations. The exact window varies by state and trade, but the principle is universal: these are not documents you’re meant to batch up and lodge whenever you get around to […]

A plumbing compliance certificate certifies that plumbing, drainage, or gasfitting work was carried out by a licensed person to the required standard. If you’re a licensed plumber doing regulated work, issuing the certificate is your responsibility — and for most notifiable work, it’s required. What work needs certifying? The regulated categories generally cover water supply, […]

An electrical Certificate of Compliance is the document a licensed electrician issues to certify that electrical work meets the wiring rules and relevant safety standards. It’s your professional sign-off that the work is safe and done to code — and for most licensed electrical work, issuing one isn’t optional. When does a sparky need to […]

A Certificate of Compliance is the document that says the work you did meets the standards and regulations for your trade. In Tasmania, licensed electrical and plumbing work generally requires one, and lodging it is the licensed practitioner’s responsibility — not the customer’s. Here’s what tradies actually need to know, without the regulator-speak. What is […]