Working with tradespeople

Never do your own electrical or gasfitting work.

Community safety

Electrical workers

Always engage a registered electrical contractor and get a Certificate of Electrical Safety for the work.

Community safety

Gasfitters

Always use a licensed gasfitter for any installation, repair or renovation that involves gas.

Licensing

Search a public register

A directory of tradespeople for industry and community use.

Community safety

Disputes with a tradesperson

Try to resolve a dispute with a tradesperson or electrical or gasfitting business before raising a complaint with Energy Safe Victoria.

Choosing and using a tradesperson

As Victoria’s energy safety regulator, Energy Safe Victoria's main role is to ensure the safe and efficient supply of energy to all Victorians.

This includes

  • providing the community with information and resources on the safe use of electricity and gas
  • ensuring that tradespeople who undertake work on domestic and commercial properties are appropriately registered and that they have the right experience to carry out the work safely and to the standards expected.

Electrical professionals are licenced by Energy Safe while plumbers and gasfitters are licensed by the Victorian Building Authority (VBA)

You can – and should – ask to see a tradesperson’s licence. Never do your own electrical or gasfitting work.

Always engage a registered electrical contractor for any type of electrical work or a licensed or registered gasfitter for any gasfitting work.

Airconditioning installations and servicing

For information about airconditioning systems, see:

Fact sheet - Air-conditioning systems (VBA)
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Date: 21/11/2024 0:49

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