Table of fees
View a full list of electrical and work health and safety fees.
Notes:
- As of Thursday 31 July 2025, you can no longer make payments to the Electrical Safety Office (ESO) using American Express (AMEX) cards. Payments can only be made by Mastercard/Visa credit or debit card.
- As of 10 December 2025, you can no longer make payments to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) for plant registration fees via electronic funds transfer (EFT) and as of 31 January 2026, BPAY is no longer accepted for high risk work licence payments.
Electrical
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| Application type | Fee* $ |
|---|---|
Application for issue of electrical work licence Application for electrical work licence (apprentice)Application for electrical work licence/permit (other than apprentice) Application for a restricted electrical work licence/permit (other than apprentice) Application for electrical work licence (permit holders) | 97.15 |
| Application for renewal, reinstatement or recognition of an expired Queensland electrical work licence | 97.15 |
| 97.15 | |
| Administration component of fee paid for an application under item 1, 2 or 3 refundable under section 63 | 48.78 |
| 38.19 | |
| * On 1 July 2026 fees and charges made pursuant to the Queensland Treasury Principles for Fees and Charges (October 2021) have increased by a Government Indexation Rate (GIR) of 3.4 per cent. This brings the Fee Unit Value under the Acts Interpretation Act (AIA) Regulation to 1.133. | |
| Application type | Fee* $ |
|---|---|
| Application for issue of electrical contractor licence | 464.30 |
| Application for renewal of electrical contractor licence | 464.30 |
| Application for reinstatement of electrical contractor licence | 464.30 |
| Administration component of fee paid for an application under item 5, 6 or 7 refundable under section 63 | 368.45 |
| Application for additional/replacement of electrical contractor licence | 38.19 |
| * On 1 July 2026 fees and charges made pursuant to the Queensland Treasury Principles for Fees and Charges (October 2021) have increased by a Government Indexation Rate (GIR) of 3.4 per cent. This brings the Fee Unit Value under the Acts Interpretation Act (AIA) Regulation to 1.133. | |
| Application type | Fee* $ |
|---|---|
| Application for appointment as an accredited auditor | 486.40 |
| Application for renewal of appointment as an accredited auditor | 287.44 |
| Administration component of fee paid for an application under item 17 or 18 refundable under section 236 | 287.44 |
| * On 1 July 2026 fees and charges made pursuant to the Queensland Treasury Principles for Fees and Charges (October 2021) have increased by a Government Indexation Rate (GIR) of 3.4 per cent. This brings the Fee Unit Value under the Acts Interpretation Act (AIA) Regulation to 1.133. | |
| Application type | Fee* $ |
|---|---|
| Application for registration of cathodic protection system that is a registrable system | 382.95 |
| Administration component of fee paid for an application under item 19 refundable under section 256 | 56.65 |
| * On 1 July 2026 fees and charges made pursuant to the Queensland Treasury Principles for Fees and Charges (October 2021) have increased by a Government Indexation Rate (GIR) of 3.4 per cent. This brings the Fee Unit Value under the Acts Interpretation Act (AIA) Regulation to 1.133. | |
| Application type | Fee* $ |
|---|---|
| Electrical equipment safety system EESS registration and public search | |
| Registration fee as responsible supplier | 239.74 |
| Registration fee of type of level 2 or level 3 in-scope electrical equipment (ss 132 and 135): | |
| (i) registration for 1 year | 89.85 |
| (ii) registration for 2 years | 179.69 |
| (iii) registration for 5 years | 449.23 |
| Application for declaration of scheme as recognised external certification scheme (s 167) | 5160.82 |
| Annual fee for declaration of scheme as recognised external certification scheme (s 172) | 2946.93 |
| * On 1 July 2026 fees and charges made pursuant to the Queensland Treasury Principles for Fees and Charges (October 2021) have increased by a Government Indexation Rate (GIR) of 3.4 per cent. This brings the Fee Unit Value under the Acts Interpretation Act (AIA) Regulation to 1.133. | |
Work health and safety
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| Application type | Fee* $ |
|---|---|
| Apply, renew or replace licences | |
| Application for high risk work licence, for each class of high risk work | 113.41 |
| Application for replacement of high risk work licence document | 44.92 |
| Application for renewal of high risk work licence | 102.99 |
| Application for accreditation as accredited assessor, for each class of high risk work to which the application relates | 259.34 |
| Application for replacement of accreditation document | 44.92 |
| Application for renewal of accreditation | 102.99 |
| Application for licence to carry out demolition work | 113.41 |
| Application for change of details or replacement of licence to carry out demolition work | 44.92 |
| Application for renewal of licence to carry out demolition work | 113.41 |
| Application for asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence | 223.99 |
| Application for change of details or replacement of asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence document | 44.92 |
| Application for renewal of asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence | 223.99 |
| * On 1 July 2026 fees and charges made pursuant to the Queensland Treasury Principles for Fees and Charges (October 2021) have increased by a Government Indexation Rate (GIR) of 3.4 per cent. This brings the Fee Unit Value under the Acts Interpretation Act (AIA) Regulation to 1.133. | |
| Application for registration or renewal of registration of an item of plant, for each year for: | Fee* $ |
|---|---|
| Apply to register plant or renew registration | |
| A boiler with a heating surface of: | |
| (i) not more than 5m2 | 106.05 |
| (ii) more than 5m2 but not more than 10m2 | 257.87 |
| (iii) more than 10m2 but not more than 60m2 | 405.39 |
| (iv) more than 60m2 but not more than 500m2 | 774.07 |
| (v) more than 500m2 but not more than 2000m2 | 1,355.07 |
| (vi) more than 2000m2 | 2,307.92 |
| A pressure vessel with a capacity of: | |
| (i) not more than 0.5m3 | nil |
| (ii) more than 0.5m3 but not more than 5m3 | 116.36 |
| (iii) more than 5m3 but not more than 15m3 | 198.84 |
| (iv) more than 15m3 but not more than 30m3 | 294.81 |
| (v) more than 30m3 | 398.02 |
| A tower crane including self-erecting tower crane with a safe working load of: | |
| (i) not more than 10t | 213.46 |
| (ii) more than 10t but not more than 50t | 456.83 |
| (iii) more than 50t | 567.52 |
| A lift: | |
| (i) for a service lift | 82.65 |
| (ii) for a lift other than a lift mentioned in (i) | 141.40 plus 33.08 for each floor |
| An escalator or moving walkway | 110.35 |
| A building maintenance unit | 117.83 |
| An amusement device classified as: | |
| (i) a class 2 amusement device mentioned in AS 3533.1, other than a coin-operated amusement device | 213.46 |
| (ii) a class 3 amusement device mentioned in AS 3533.1 | 331.74 |
| (iii) a class 4 amusement device mentioned in AS 3533.1 | 456.83 |
| (iv) a class 5 amusement device mentioned in AS 3533.1 | 456.83 |
| A concrete placing boom | 213.46 |
| A mobile crane mentioned in schedule 5, part 2, section 3, item 3.8 with a safe working load of: | |
| (i) more than 10t but 50t or less | 456.83 |
| (ii) more than 50t | 567.52 |
| * On 1 July 2026 fees and charges made pursuant to the Queensland Treasury Principles for Fees and Charges (October 2021) have increased by a Government Indexation Rate (GIR) of 3.4 per cent. This brings the Fee Unit Value under the Acts Interpretation Act (AIA) Regulation to 1.133. | |
| Application type | Fee* $ |
|---|---|
| Application for registration of design of item of plant | 141.40 |
| * On 1 July 2026 fees and charges made pursuant to the Queensland Treasury Principles for Fees and Charges (October 2021) have increased by a Government Indexation Rate (GIR) of 3.4 per cent. This brings the Fee Unit Value under the Acts Interpretation Act (AIA) Regulation to 1.133. | |
| Section | Application type | Fee* $ |
|---|---|---|
| Licences for major hazard facilities | ||
| 17 | Application for major hazard facility licence (s 578(3)) | nil |
| 18 | Relevant fee for grant of major hazard facility licence, for each year as provided under section 583A(a)— | |
| (i) for a tier 1 major hazard facility | 22,093.50 | |
| (ii) for a tier 2 major hazard facility | 40,527.41 | |
| (iii) for a tier 3 major hazard facility | 58,961.32 | |
| 18 | Relevant fee for renewal of major hazard facility licence, for each year as provided under section 583A(b)— | |
| (i) for a tier 1 major hazard facility | 22,093.50 | |
| (ii) for a tier 2 major hazard facility | 40,527.41 | |
| (iii) for a tier 3 major hazard facility | 58,961.32 | |
| 20 | Application for replacement of major hazard facility licence document (s 594(4)(c) | nil |
| 21 | Application for renewal of major hazard facility licence (s 596(2)(c)) | nil |
| 22 | Application for transfer of major hazard facility licence (s 600(2)(b)) | nil |
| 23 | Application to cancel major hazard facility licence (s 601(2)(b)) | nil |
| * On 1 July 2026 fees and charges made pursuant to the Queensland Treasury Principles for Fees and Charges (October 2021) have increased by a Government Indexation Rate (GIR) of 3.4 per cent. This brings the Fee Unit Value under the Acts Interpretation Act (AIA) Regulation to 1.133. | ||
| Section | Application type | Fee* $ |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Application for major amusement park licence (s 608ZE(3)) | nil |
| 25 | Grant of major amusement park licence, for each year (s 608ZK(a)) | 4,609.04 |
| 26 | Renewal of major amusement park licence, for each year (s 608ZK(b)) | 4,609.04 |
| 27 | Application for replacement of major amusement park licence document (s 608ZV(4)(c)) | nil |
| 28 | Application for renewal of major amusement park licence (s 608ZX(2)(c)) | nil |
| 29 | Application for transfer of major amusement park licence (s 608ZZB(2)(b)) | nil |
| 30 | Application to cancel major amusement park licence (s 608ZZC(2)(b) | nil |
| * On 1 July 2026 fees and charges made pursuant to the Queensland Treasury Principles for Fees and Charges (October 2021) have increased by a Government Indexation Rate (GIR) of 3.4 per cent. This brings the Fee Unit Value under the Acts Interpretation Act (AIA) Regulation to 1.133. | ||