New South Wales · NSW Fair Trading

Motor Dealer and Repairer Licence — verification in NSW

The motor industry in New South Wales is licensed under the Motor Dealers and Repairers Act. Dealer licences cover businesses buying and selling vehicles, repairer licences cover businesses carrying out repair work, and tradesperson certificates cover the individuals performing specified classes of repair work.

Who needs it

Dealerships, workshops and the tradespeople working in them — motor mechanics, panelbeaters, vehicle painters, auto electricians and other certificated repair classes across the NSW motor industry.

How verification works

A register search returns the holder, the licence or certificate type and classes, the status and the expiry date. Refchecks licence verification covers construction credentials — the White Card, High Risk Work Licences and trade licences — read from the candidate's document and confirmed against the state register in a single check. This record type sits outside that scope.

Licence types in this group

  • Motor dealer licence
  • Motor vehicle repairer licence
  • 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

Frequently Asked Questions

Other NSW licence checks

Screening for construction and mining roles

We verify White Cards, High Risk Work Licences and trade licences against the state register, alongside references, medicals and background checks — one candidate link, one report.