New South Wales · NSW Fair Trading

Plumbing, Draining and Gasfitting Licence — verification in NSW

Plumbing, draining and gasfitting work in New South Wales requires a licence or certificate in the relevant category. Contractor licences cover businesses, qualified supervisor certificates cover the individuals responsible for the work, and tradesperson certificates cover work done under supervision.

Who needs it

Plumbers, drainers and gasfitters across residential, commercial and industrial work in NSW, and the businesses contracting for that work — including roles in construction, facilities management and utilities.

How verification works

A register search returns the holder, the categories of work licensed, the status and the expiry date. 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 (plumbing, draining, gasfitting)
  • 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 Plumbing, Draining and Gasfitting 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.