Checking a builder's licence in Victoria
Here, "registered" can mean registered for bricklaying only. What to look for in any state, and what a licence never tells you, is on the main guide.
Open the BPC Find and check a practitioner →
The direct search, not the regulator's front page. Opened and confirmed on 26 October 2026.
Victoria's register answers the question most people ask and the question they should have asked, and the second one is on a different part of the page.
Registered is not a yes or no
Registration here can be limited to particular work. A domestic builder may be registered for bricklaying and nothing else, and will appear in the register as registered. Somebody checking only for a green tick gets a true answer to the wrong question.
So read the type of work field, not just the status. The search lets you look up by type of work for exactly this reason, and the mismatch between what a practitioner is registered for and what they have quoted you is the single most common thing the register will surface if you let it.
Discipline is a second search
Whether a practitioner has faced disciplinary or prosecution action is not on the registration record. It is in the Compliance and Enforcement Register, which is separate. Two searches, not one, and the second is the one that tells you about conduct.
Thresholds, and the work that always needs a practitioner
Most work valued at $10,000 or more requires a registered or licensed practitioner. Some work requires one at any price — demolition, electrical and structural work — so the dollar figure is not a reliable guide on its own. And if you are considering owner-building, a BPC Certificate of Consent is generally needed above $20,000.
Victoria: the register at a glance
- Register
- BPC Find and check a practitioner
- Search by
- Name, business name, registration or licence number, location, or type of work
- Registration required for
- Most work valued at $10,000 or more; some work always, regardless of cost — demolition, electrical and structural work
- Scope can be limited
- A domestic builder's registration may be restricted to particular work, such as bricklaying
- Disciplinary history
- In the separate Compliance and Enforcement Register
- Owner-builders
- Generally need a BPC Certificate of Consent before domestic building work over $20,000
Read from Building and Plumbing Commission, Find and check a practitioner on 26 October 2026. the Building and Plumbing Commission is the authority on what applies to a particular licence, and a register is a record of permission rather than of competence.
Questions about Victoria licences
Where do I check a builder's registration in Victoria?
The BPC's Find and check a practitioner search. You can look up by name, business name, registration or licence number, location, or type of work.
Someone is "registered" — is that enough?
Not on its own. Registration can be limited to particular work, such as bricklaying, and a limited practitioner still shows as registered. Read the type-of-work field against what they have quoted you.
Where is disciplinary history?
In the separate Compliance and Enforcement Register, not on the registration record. It is a second search, and it is the one that tells you about conduct.
What work needs a registered practitioner?
Most work valued at $10,000 or more — and demolition, electrical and structural work at any price, so the dollar figure is not a reliable guide by itself.