Plumbers: workers compensation requirements in Northern Territory

Verified for Northern Territory

• Licence liability condition: No insurance condition attaches to the advanced tradesman licence; the requirements are two years post-trade experience and a statement of attainment for the listed units of competency. Certifying plumber and drainer (design) separately requires $1,000,000 professional indemnity. NT · effective 2026-08-13 — recorded with low confidence; check the source before relying on it NT Building Practitioners Board · 2026-08-13
• Licence evidence required: The advanced tradesman licence application checklist asks for the fee, a signed declaration, evidence of advanced tradesman training and a journeyman registration card, with no insurance item. NT · effective 2025-04-14 — recorded with low confidence; check the source before relying on it NT Building Practitioners Board · 2026-08-13
• Licensing body: The Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board issues the licence under the Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Act 1983. Only a plumber holding an advanced tradesman licence may contract for and carry out plumbing and draining work; certifying work needs separate registration. NT · effective 2026-08-13 NT Building Practitioners Board · 2026-08-13

What contracts commonly ask for

Principals and head contractors set their own insurance requirements, and those are frequently higher than a licence condition. The requirement that binds is the higher of the two, and both have to be read from the actual document.

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What this cover costs

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Sources

• Building Commission NSW — Building Commission NSW — building and trade licences
• Building and Plumbing Commission — Building and Plumbing Commission (Victoria)
• WorkSafe Queensland — WorkSafe Queensland — regulator portal (WHSQ, Electrical Safety Office, WCRS)
• Consumer Protection WA — Consumer Protection, Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (WA)
• Consumer and Business Services SA — Consumer and Business Services (South Australia)
• Consumer, Building and Occupational Services Tasmania — CBOS Tasmania — occupational licensing
• ACT Construction Occupations Registrar — ACT construction occupations licensing
• NT Building Practitioners Board — Northern Territory Building Practitioners Board — registration