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You will need to be trained by a Registered Training Organisation and assessed by a WorkSafe Registered Assessor.
At the completion of your training and assessment your Registered Training Organisation will show you how to apply to WorkSafe for your High Risk Work licence. Your application should be lodged within 60 days of the date on your notice of satisfactory assessment.
If you have submitted a complete application which has been accepted for processing, you can continue to work in the class of high risk work that you have applied for while your application is being finalised.
To apply for a High Risk Work Licence you will need to provide:
Download a copy of the application form.
The High Risk Work Assessor will provide you with a Notice of Assessment on the day of your assessment.
The registered training organisation will provide you with a Statement of Attainment.
WorkSafe requires that all licence applications are accompanied by two forms of identity documents, one type of primary identification and one type of secondary identification.
Proof of identity requires two forms of identification one from each table.
You must provide certified copies of the original documents. Documents are required to be certified by an authorised witness
Primary Identification | Secondary Identification |
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An Australian passport; | A current entitlement card issued by a Commonwealth Government department (for example, a Medicare card or a Pension card); |
An original birth certificate or a certified copy; | A current credit card or ATM access card issued by a financial institution; |
A photographic driver’s licence issued by any Australian licensing authority; |
A passbook or account statement from a bank, or credit union not more than 12 months old; |
A current overseas passport; | A telephone, gas or electricity account not more than 12 months old; |
An Australian citizenship or naturalisation document or immigration | A water or local rate notice or land valuation notice not more than two years old; |
A valid High Risk Work Licence; |
Applications will not be accepted unless adequate identification, as detailed above, is provided
Your photo must be of just your head and shoulders, taken within the last six months.
Your photograph must:
A current high risk work licence may be used anywhere in Australia regardless of which state or territory it was issued in.
There is no requirement to apply to transfer a high risk work licence to work in Western Australia. However, you are entitled to apply to transfer your interstate licence if you wish to obtain a Western Australian licence.
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