Is there a labour hire licence in Northern Territory?
Northern Territory has no labour hire licensing scheme, so there is no register to search and no licence for a provider to hold. Anyone telling you they are "NT licensed" for labour hire is describing something that does not exist.
What to check instead
- The ABN, on ABN Lookup, and that it is active and matches the entity on the invoice.
- Another state's register, if they also operate there. A current Queensland or Victorian licence tells you something real about a business even when Northern Territory does not require one.
- Insurance and workers compensation, in writing.
States that do licence
- Labour hire licensing in Queensland
- Labour hire licensing in Victoria
- Labour hire licensing in South Australia
- Labour hire licensing in Western Australia
Common questions
Is there a labour hire licence in Northern Territory?
No. Northern Territory has no labour hire licensing scheme, so there is no register to check and no licence for a provider to hold. That is not a loophole, it is simply that the state has not legislated one.
What can I check instead in Northern Territory?
Check the ABN on ABN Lookup, and if the provider also operates in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia or Western Australia, check that state's register, because a licence there tells you something about the business even if it is not required where you are.
If you work for one of these providers
Whether your employer holds a licence is their problem. Yours is the stack of tickets they keep asking you to re-send. Register once and we hold them, track every expiry date and chase you before one lapses, whichever agency you are working through this month.