Working as a Gas-fitter in Tasmania

Information for AMR deemed registrations Purpose

This info sheet outlines the requirements for interstate gas-fitters wanting to work in Tasmania using Automatic Mutual Recognition (AMR).

For more information on AMR, visit www.consumeraffairs.tas.gov.au/AMR.

Am I eligible for AMR?

To be eligible to work as a gas-fitter in Tasmania using AMR, you need:

• A current gas-fitter licence from your home state/territory; and
• If your licence allows you to contract for work, you must be covered by a Public and Products Liability Insurance policy of a minimum of $5 million.
• A gas-fitter contractor (a sole trader) requires a contractor and practitioner licence from another Australian state or territory.
• You must complete the notification for your practitioner licence before completing the

notification for your contractor licence – as one must relate to the other in our licensing system.

If you are eligible and want to start working in Tasmania, you must notify the Tasmanian Government of your intention to work via Occupational Licensing - Application Start (justice.tas.gov.au).

A number of circumstances may prevent you from using AMR, including:

• If you’ve been suspended from holding your licence or have had conditions imposed on your licence as a result of disciplinary action in your home state or another state/territory;
• You have been subject to disciplinary, criminal or civil action against you within Australia with respect to your licence;
• You have been refused a licence in another state/territory; or
• You have permanently relocated to Tasmania from another state/territory.

What activities can I perform in Tasmania using AMR?

AMR allows you to perform the same work you are licensed to perform in your home jurisdiction within any other participating jurisdiction.

After notifying the Tasmanian Government of your intention to work in Tasmania and comply with our public protection requirements (including insurance requirements), you can then carry out that same work that you are licensed to perform in your home state within Tasmania.

How do I start using AMR in Tasmania?

To start working in Tasmania using AMR, you must complete a notification. To complete your notification online, Occupational Licensing - Application Start (justice.tas.gov.au).

As part of completing your notification, you will need to provide a summary of your licence scope of work, proof of your current licence, proof of identity, and evidence of your Public and Products Liability insurance (if required).

Tasmania may contact other regulators concerning your deemed registration.

Once you have completed a notification, your deemed registration will be pending, and your name and other details will appear on our online register of licensees.

You can commence work in Tasmania as soon as you have completed your notification and comply with Tasmania’s public protection requirements consumeraffairs.tas.gov.au/consumer-protection-requirements. Once your Home State validates all the licence details on your notification, your deemed registration will be granted, and you will receive an email to confirm this.