Appealing a licensing decision

If you are refused an electrical licence or conditions or restrictions are placed on it, you are allowed to seek a review of the decision or appeal.

You must appeal within 14 days of receiving the decision.

You begin by lodging an application for review of a licensing decision (PDF File, 115.9 KB).

You need to give your application number which is at the top of the letter you received informing you that your licence application was unsuccessful and the reasons given.

Use this as your opportunity to mount a case for the decision to be changed.

• Address the reasons that the Department of Justice and Attorney-General gave for refusing or restricting your licence.
• Provide documented evidence to support your case:
• copies of course results
• statements from employers
• interstate electrical licences are all useful.

The copies need to be verified by a Justice of the Peace (qualified) or similar.

Late applications

If your application for a review is lodged after 14 days, you will have to give reasons why it was delayed. These reasons will be taken into consideration when deciding whether to proceed with a late application.

You cannot apply for review after two months of being told of the decision.

What happens next?

The Electrical Licensing Committee is an independent statutory committee that hears reviews on licensing decisions and takes disciplinary action in relation to electrical licences.

• You will receive written confirmation of your application once the Electrical Licensing Committee is satisfied there is sufficient information to hear the review.
• Your application will be reviewed at the committee’s next available meeting.
• A review decision will be made that either confirms or varies the original decision or sets aside the original decision and makes a decision in its place.
• You will be advised in writing, within 14 days, of the new decision.

If you still disagree with the outcome, you may appeal to the Industrial Court.