Change the details on a company or partnership contractor licence

Introduction

If you hold a company or partnership contractor licence to contract, sub-contract or advertise to do residential building, trade or any specialist work you must update the licence details within 7 days if:

• you have changed your address or contact details (email address or phone number)
• a new director has been appointed or a director has been removed
• there is a change to the nominated qualified supervisor.

Significant penalties apply if a nominated supervisor or a company or partnership does not tell Building Commission within 7 days of any changes that affect a contractor licence.

Change of address and contact details

What you need 

You need:

• your licence number
• your old and new contact details
• the PDF form – 'Notification form – Change of address and/or contact details'.

How to change

1. Download the form Notification form – Change of address and/or contact details – PDF.
2. Complete and sign the form.
3. Submit the form:
   1. by email to the address on the form or
   2. in person at a Service NSW Centre.

Change of company director

What you need

You need:

• your licence number
• a current ASIC company extract downloaded in the past 30 days
• the PDF form – 'Notification form – Add or remove a director'.

Complete the relevant part of the form.

• Part A – If a new director has been appointed to a company that holds a licence. The form must be completed by the new director who will be added to the company licence.
• Part B – If a director has been removed from a company licence holder. The form can be completed by either the former director or a current director of the company.

How to change

1. Download Notification form – Add or remove a director – PDF.
2. Complete and sign the form.
3. Submit the form:
   1. by email to the address on the form or
   2. in person at a Service NSW Centre.

Change a nominated qualified supervisor

What you need

You need:

• details of company or partnership contractor licence (to be completed by a director or member)
• details of nominated qualified supervisor (to be completed by nominee)
• the PDF form – 'Application form – Add and/or remove a nominated qualified supervisor'.

How to change

1. Download the form Application form – Add and/or remove a nominated qualified supervisor.
2. Complete and sign the form.
3. Submit the form:
   1. by email to the address on the form or
   2. in person at a Service NSW Centre.

Notification requirements

• Nominated qualified supervisors must notify Building Commission NSW within 7 days of leaving a company or partnership.
• A company or partnership must notify Building Commission NSW within 7 days if you do not have a nominated qualified supervisor.
• Your licence may be cancelled if you do not have an acceptable nominated qualified supervisor for more than 30 days unless you have prior consent from Building Commission NSW.
• Learn more about nominated qualified supervisor requirements.

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