Applying for a licence
Licence application, registration and notification forms can be downloaded from through the types of licences page of this guide or ordered from the Worksafe Advisory Service.
Licence for High-Risk Work application forms can also be collected from your nearest Australia Post outlet.
Applicants must fulfil specific requirements for each type of licence issued by WorkSafe. You may need to give proof of identification, demonstrate prior training or demonstrate that you are a ‘suitable person’ to hold a certain type of licence.
Licensing fees vary depending on the type and class of licence for which you are applying. To check on the progress of an application call the Licensing Branch on 1300 852 562 or email licensing@worksafe.vic.gov.au.
Proof of identification
Many licences require applicants to have specialised training, qualifications or experience, therefore WorkSafe employs various measures to ensure licences are only granted to those qualified.
If you are applying for a licence as an individual, then you may be required to provide 100 points of identification. This is similar to how other organisations such as banks confirm a person’s identity. The application form will explain how to prove your identity.
If you are applying for a licence on behalf of a company or organisation, you are required to complete a Non-Individual Identification Form and provide proof of the organisation’s legal status.
Determining a ‘suitable person’ for explosives and dangerous goods licences
In accordance with the nationally agreed safety strategy, WorkSafe requires people using explosives, and some other dangerous goods, to undergo police and security checks. These checks will ascertain whether or not the applicant is a ‘suitable person’ to carry out high-risk activities.
Security checks are a one-off requirement. However, police checks will be required at licence renewal, typically every five years.
Click on the links below for detailed advice relating to application requirements and procedures for licences, notifications and approvals.
Licence application advice
High Risk Work
Hazardous Substances
Dangerous Goods
- Licence to Sell Explosives Advice
- Licence to Import Explosives Advice
- Licence to Transport Explosives by Road Advice
- Licence to Drive a Vehicle Transporting Explosives Advice
- Licence to Manufacture Explosives at a Factory Advice
- Licence for a Pyrotechnician to Discharge Fireworks Advice
- Licence to Use Blasting Explosive Advice
- Licence to Manufacture Explosives with a Mobile Manufacturing Unit Advice
- Licence to Fill or Cap Safety Cartridges Other than at a Factory Advice
- Licence to Transport Dangerous Goods in Bulk Advice
- HCDG for Storage, Transport & Primary Producer Licences & Permit Advice
- Licence to Drive a Vehicle Transporting Dangerous Goods in Bulk Advice
- Licence to Make an Explosive Mixture at or Near the Place of Use Advice
- Licence to Discharge Chinese Firecrackers & Theatrical Fireworks on a Single Occasion Advice
- Approval of Explosives Berth, Notification of Construction of Protected Works, and Compatibility Group L Explosives Handling Advice
Notifications and registrations
- Advice Document Notification of Intention to discharge fireworks
- Notification of Plant & Prescribed Equipment Design - Advice Document
- Approval - Road Tank Design Advice
- Registration of plant advice
Further assistance
