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Trade compliance checklists
The records an electrical, plumbing or building business should keep on file and current, who licenses you in your state, and what a buyer will ask to see the day you sell. Pick your trade and state and the checklist comes to your inbox, ready to print.
General information only, not legal advice. Licensing rules change and differ by state and by the work you do. Check the current position with your regulator before you rely on any of it. Bodies and links checked 20 October 2026.
Electrical
For electrical contractors: the contractor licence, each electrician's licence, insurance and the compliance certificates every job leaves behind.
- Your contractor licence or registration and its expiry
- Every electrician's licence: number, class, restrictions and expiry
- Consumer protection insurance
- Compliance certificates issued on every job
- Test and inspection results for each job
- and 5 more, with notes for your state
Plumbing and gas
For plumbers and gasfitters: the contractor licence, plumbing and gas licences or permits, insurance and the compliance paperwork for each job.
- Your contractor licence and its expiry
- Every plumber's and gasfitter's licence, registration or permit and its expiry
- Compliance certificates and notices on every job
- Public liability insurance: the current certificate of currency
- Workers compensation policy and its renewal date
- and 3 more, with notes for your state
Residential building
For builders: the contractor licence, the people named on it, home warranty insurance on every job and the contracts behind them.
- Your contractor licence or registration and its expiry
- Nominee and site supervisor licences
- Home warranty insurance on every residential job
- A written contract for every residential job
- Public liability insurance: the current certificate of currency
- and 4 more, with notes for your state
Sent. Your checklist is on its way. Print it, tick it off, and put each expiry in your diary.
Keeping it all current
Wellrun records every licence, policy, vehicle and login with its dates, shows the days to go, and sends one email a week of what is due. Wellrun is software I built and run, so take that into account. It has a free trial, so you can see whether it suits before paying anything.
Your licence, on your own website
A customer checking you out before they ring looks for a licence number, an ABN and a phone number they can tap. A five page trade site from a layout kit shows all three on every page, in an account in your business name: $990 plus GST, fixed.
Paying accepts the terms of service, version 1.2. They cover what is supplied, what is needed from you, how a change is quoted and how a refund works. The version in force on the day you pay is the one that governs the job.
Already paid for a Scope Sprint? Its fee comes off this build, so reply to that letter instead of pressing the button and I will invoice the build with it taken off. A Scope Sprint fee comes off a build of $990 plus GST or more started within 60 days.