Registration and Licence Finder

You may require an Australian Business Number (ABN) if you are carrying on an enterprise in Australia or if you produce supplies such as goods, services, livestock or provide advice or information that are connected with trade in Australia. The ABN is a unique identifying number designed to simplify business dealings with most government agencies and the Australian Taxation Office. Applying for an ABN is not compulsory. However, if you are required to register for the goods and services tax ... Read more

Forms

• ABN Registration - Change of Details
• Application for ABN Registration for Companies, Partnerships, Trusts, etc
• Application for ABN Registration for Individuals (Sole Traders)

You will require this registration if you intend to work at a workplace where there is construction being undertaken. It is a requirement that every worker on a construction site has a card or other proof verifying their completion of basic occupational health and safety training. You will need to undertake a training course - a list of registered training organisations is available from the Agency. The aim of the induction training is to make sure that workers are familiar with the OHS ru... Read more

Forms

• Application for Construction Induction Training

Related Resources

• Construction Induction Training Information for Registered Training Organisations  (PDF 40 KB)

You will require this permit if you intend to construct, install, remove or alter a vehicle or livestock crossing, whether temporarily or permanently. A vehicle or livestock crossing is a construction that allows vehicular access to a property from a carriageway, such as a driveway. Read more

If you have employees, you are required to withhold tax from payments you make to them. You may also have to withhold tax from payments to other workers such as contract workers. You also need to withhold an amount from payments to other businesses if they don't quote their Australian Business Number (ABN) to you on an invoice or other document if required. You must register for PAYG withholding as soon as you know that you need to withhold. This could be when you engage workers or when you ... Read more

Forms

• Application Forms to Register as a PAYG Withholder

You will require this registration if you intend to conduct a business using a business name other than your personal name (or your company name registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)). Business names that contain a personal name with additional wording (for example, & Co, Group, Motors) must also be registered. The availability of a proposed business name can be obtained through a free search of the Victorian Names Register which is administered by Con... Read more

Forms

• Factsheet: What is an Authorised Person?  (PDF 62 KB)
• Factsheet: Business Name Registration  (PDF 68 KB)
• Business Name Application  (PDF)
• Factsheet: What is a Business Name?  (PDF 67 KB)
• Factsheet: Choosing a Business Name  (PDF 56 KB)
• Business Name Application - Online
• Details of Resident Agent  (PDF 65 KB)
• Smartform: Change of Business Details
• Authorisation for Person to Sign on Behalf of Business Owners  (PDF 22 KB)
• Smartform: Cease Business under a Business Name

Related Resources

• Factsheet: Business Names Rights and Disputes  (PDF 63 KB)
• Factsheet: What to do after Registration  (PDF 72 KB)

You will require this registration if you wish to operate as a building practitioner, defined as including the following occupations: - Building Surveyor - Building Inspector - Quality Surveyor - Engineer - Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Fire Safety - Draftsperson - Building Designer (architectural, interior or services) - Builder - Commercial (limited/unlimited) - Builder - Residential (limited/unlimited/manager) - Builder - Demolisher (low-rise/medium-rise/unlimited) - Erector or ... Read more

Forms

• Quantity Surveyor - Information and Application Forms
• Domestic Builder - Information and Application Forms
• Erector of Temporary Structures - Information and Application Forms
• Building Inspector - Information and Application Forms
• Commercial Builder - Information and Application Forms
• Demolisher - Information and Application Forms
• Engineer - Information and Application Forms
• Building Surveyor - Information and Application Forms
• Draftsperson - Information and Application Forms

You may need this permit if you are an owner, builder, developer or appointed agent and you intend to enter or disrupt or interfere with council-owned or maintained assets and property. You may be required by the Council to erect a fence, undertake protection or other maintenance works, and ensure any damages to municipal assets are repaired. Some other activities you may undertake that may require this permit include water or sewer connection or stormwater connection, or changes to exist... Read more

You will require this permit if you intend to undertake building or development work. This includes any construction, alteration, removal or demolition of any new or old building or structure. For example, any work to sheds, carports, garages, fences, masts, antennas, pergolas, verandahs, retaining walls, stairways, re-blocking, re-stumping, re-roofing, signs, swimming pools and spas, door or window installation, sub-flooring, bathroom and kitchen renovations and the like. As part of the... Read more

Forms

• Smartform: Application for a Building Permit
• Smartform: Application for Variation to a Building Permit

Related Resources

• Practice Notes: Building Commission - Permits and Paperwork  (PDF 595 KB)
• Practice Notes: Building Work Involving Multiple Permits  (PDF 394 KB)

You will require this certificate if you are about to complete building works. It is a statement about the effect of the planning scheme on the use or development on the land, and will provide proof of the compliance of your building works (in either the design or point of inspection) with current legislation. This certificate states that: - An existing use or development of land complies with the requirements of the planning scheme at the date of the certificate; or - A proposed use or deve... Read more

You will require this certificate at the final stage of building work for minor structural alterations that do not have the effect of changing the character or use of the building, such as carports, fences or signs. The need for a Certificate of Final Inspection will be indicated on your Building Permit - if an Occupancy Permit is required under your Building Permit you will not need this certificate. However, if you do not need an Occupancy Permit then this Certificate is required to cert... Read more

Forms

• Application for Certificate of Final Inspection

Related Resources

• Practice Notes: Building Commission - Permits and Paperwork  (PDF 595 KB)

You will require this registration if you work within the construction industry. Registration enables construction workers to carry their long service leave from job to job. After ten years, regardless of the number of employers worked for, the construction worker is entitled to eight and half weeks long service leave. Trade workers in commercial, industrial and some domestic construction work are covered, including those employed on big commercial projects and on small domestic projects su... Read more

Forms

• Employer Registration  (PDF 50 KB)

Related Resources

• CoINVEST Details and Process

You may need to make a combined application for a planning permit and planning scheme amendment in circumstances when a regular planning permit cannot be granted under the existing planning scheme, or when the use or development of land is subject to a registered restrictive covenant and that covenant needs to be removed or varied to enable a planning permit to be issued. Please consult the Council planning department for further advice specific to your enquiry. Read more

Forms

• Combined Permit/Amendment Notice Form  (PDF 8 KB)
• Combined Permit Application and Planning Scheme Amendment Form  (PDF 11 KB)

Related Resources

• Advisory Note: Changes to the Planning Scheme Amendment Process  (PDF 104 KB)

As an employer you have an obligation to pay superannuation contributions on behalf of all your eligible employees, in addition to their wages and salaries. Most of your employees, whether full-time, part-time or casual, will be covered by the superannuation guarantee legislation. This compulsory contribution is called the superannuation guarantee and it requires you to: - Pay superannuation for all your employees; - Contribute to the correct super funds; and - Pay the contributions by the cu... Read more

Forms

• Superannuation Guarantee - A Guide for Employers

You will require this registration for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) if you are an entity that is carrying on an enterprise which has an annual turnover of $75 000 or more, or you supply taxi travel as part of carrying out your enterprise. In order to register for GST, entities will require an Australian Business Number (ABN). Entities conducting an enterprise with an annual turnover of less than $75 000 may choose to register for GST. By registering for GST you can claim input tax credi... Read more

Forms

• Apply Online (Electronic Applications)

You will require this licence if you intend to access high consequence dangerous goods (HCDS). Dangerous goods are substances and articles that are potentially hazardous to people and property. They may be corrosive, flammable, explosive, oxidizing or reactive with water. The activities covered include: import, export, manufacture, store, sell, supply, use, handle, transfer, transport and dispose. You must hold a valid licence for that particular activity. Primary producers also require t... Read more

Forms

• Application for a Licence to Access High Consequence Dangerous Goods (HCDG)  (PDF 75 KB)
• Identification Form - Non-Individual  (PDF 77 KB)
• Identification Form - Natural Person  (PDF 106 KB)

Related Resources

• Advice: High Consequence Dangerous Goods for Storage, Transport and Primary Producers Licences and Unsupervised Access Permit  (PDF 193 KB)

You will require this licence if you intend to work with plant and equipment considered to be high risk. Many specific types and classes of work require a licence to perform high risk work, including scaffolding and rigging, pressure equipment operation, forklift operation, crane, drill, winder and hoist operation, and some hazardous substances and dangerous goods handling. This licence is typically required by all employers and workers in the construction, mining, primary production and for... Read more

Forms

• Statutory Declaration Form
• Licence to Perform High Risk Work Assessment Record - L1  (PDF 72 KB)
• Application for an Exemption  (PDF 52 KB)

Related Resources

• Providing Proof of Identity  (PDF 27 KB)
• Licence to Perform High Risk Work - Information for Primary Producers and Forestry Operators  (PDF 48 KB)
• Certificate Classes  (PDF 53 KB)
• Providing a Photo of Myself  (PDF 23 KB)

Occupancy permits are issued at the completion of building or renovating works, in relation to places of public entertainment, or for temporary structures, following an inspection of the works or site by a building surveyor. The permit is only issued when a building is suitable for occupation from a safety perspective, and includes such matters as operational water supply, sanitary and cooking facilities, smoke/fire alarms, safety glass, alarm systems, handrails and balustrades, etc. T... Read more

Forms

• Application for Occupancy Permit  (PDF 10 KB)

Related Resources

• Practice Notes: Building Commission - Permits and Paperwork  (PDF 595 KB)

You will require this permit if you intend to dispose, deposit or discharge certain materials onto council, public land or drains. The permit covers dust, wastewater, waste, mud, concrete, paint, oil, chemicals, or anything else that may be blown, conveyed, deposited or discharged in, on or across any public land (whether from a building in the course of construction, alteration, demolition or otherwise). Read more

You will require this permit if you intend to conduct works, activities, events or practices connected with the construction, demolition or removal of a building (including fences, walls, outbuildings, service installation, masts, poles etc) during certain times as stipulated by your local council. Such times generally include hours outside of normal office hours. Permits are not required for works undertaken by the owner/occupier of land for work for which approval is not required under the... Read more

You will require this permit if you are the owner or occupier of any land and intend to construct a fence, mast, antennae (including satellite dish), free standing wall, landscaping structure, temporary shelter or the like. This permit is also required if you intend to erect, place, establish or occupy a temporary dwelling on the land. Please contact the Council for more information specific to your activity. Read more