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Electricians by state and cityYour state sets the rules. Your city sets the network.

Pick your state for the rules that apply there: who licenses electricians, how to check one, and the certificate you should get. Then pick your city for the local network and the jobs that come up most. We take jobs from anywhere in Australia.

Why your state matters

Every state and territory runs its own electrical safety and licensing laws, so licence names, certificates and rules change when you cross a border. One thing doesn't: electrical work needs a licensed electrician everywhere in Australia.

So each state page answers the same questions in that state's own terms. Who licenses electricians, where to look one up, which certificate the job ends with, and the smoke alarm and safety switch basics.

The certificate and the licence check, state by state

Certificate after the workWhere to check a licence
New South WalesCertificate of Compliance for Electrical Work (CCEW)Service NSW licence check or Verify NSW
VictoriaCertificate of Electrical Safety (COES)Energy Safe Victoria's public registers
QueenslandCertificate of testing and complianceConfirm with the Electrical Safety Office
Western AustraliaElectrical Safety CertificateWA Online Licence Search (EC and EW numbers)
South AustraliaElectronic certificate of compliance (eCoC)CBS Occupational Public Register
ACTCertificate of electrical safetyAccess Canberra's register of electricians
TasmaniaA copy of the approved form recording the workThe Administrator of Occupational Licensing's public register
Northern TerritoryCertificate of complianceConfirm with the Electrical Safety Regulator

Where we match electricians

Anywhere in Australia. Tell us the job and your postcode, and we'll match a licence-checked local electrician who does that kind of work.

How it works explains the matching.

Whole street dark, or a line down?

That's a job for your electricity network, not an electrician. Stay well clear of any fallen line, call 000 if someone's in danger, then ring the network's fault number, which you'll find on your state page.

Pick your state

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

Western Australia

South Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Tasmania

Northern Territory

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Where this information comes from

Rules change, so check with your state regulator if something matters to your job. How we write and check these pages.

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