New South Wales · NSW Fair Trading

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Licence — verification in NSW

Air conditioning and refrigeration work in New South Wales is a licensed trade category. Businesses hold a contractor licence, and the individuals carrying out or supervising the work hold qualified supervisor or tradesperson certificates in the category.

Who needs it

Air conditioning and refrigeration technicians and the businesses that contract for installation, service and repair work in NSW — across residential, commercial and industrial HVAC roles.

How verification works

A register search returns the holder, the licence category, the status and the expiry date. The federal refrigerant handling licence issued under the ARCTick scheme is a separate credential verified with the Australian Refrigeration Council. Refchecks verifies the licence details a candidate provides against the NSW register and records the holder name, licence status and expiry where shown, with evidence captured at the time of the search.

Licence types in this group

  • Contractor licence (air conditioning and refrigeration)
  • Qualified supervisor certificate
  • Tradesperson certificate
Verified against the NSW Government licence register, operated by NSW Fair Trading on behalf of SafeWork NSW, the NSW Police Security Licensing & Enforcement Directorate and other regulators. Where the register and this page differ, the register prevails.

FAQ

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Verify a Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Licence with Refchecks

The candidate's card is read and checked against the NSW register as one check — alongside references, medicals and background checks, on one candidate link.