Applying for and renewing a servicing licence

To test and verify measuring instruments used for trade, you must hold a current servicing licence.

To find out more about the requirements, read about servicing licensees.

To apply for or renew a servicing licence, you must:

• pay the application fees (email tmlicensees@measurement.gov.au to request an invoice)
• complete and submit the Servicing licensee application and renewal form
• provide a National Police Check that is less than 12 months old for all directors and partners of the business (apply online through your state police website or in person at your local police station)
• provide copies of all current Regulation 13 certificates for your reference standards
• provide details about your quality management system using these templates:
  • Sample Quality Manual for all classes excluding 4.3 [99KB DOCX]
  • Sample Quality Manual for class 4.3 only [80KB DOCX]

We will not commence your licence application until you have paid all fees and may take up to 28 days to make a decision.

We grant servicing licences for up to 3 years.

Application fees

The application fees you pay depends on:

• whether it is a new application or renewal
• the number of verifiers
• the number of instrument classes
• the number of years (up to 3 years)

You pay:

• $714 for a new application (paid once)
• $785 per year for 1 verifier
• $1213 per year for 2 to 10 verifiers
• $2926 per year for 11 to 50 verifiers
• $5068 per year for 51 to 100 verifiers
• $8280 per year for 101 verifiers or more
• $178 for each instrument class when you’re applying for multiple instrument classes

For example

The fee for a new servicing licence, based on 12 verifiers licenced in 3 instrument categories over 2 years:

• $714 for a new application
• $5852 ($2926 per year for 12 verifiers)
• $534 for the 3 instruments categories
• totals $7100

To request an invoice, email tmlicensees@measurement.gov.au or phone 1300 686 664 and select option 2. 

Read more 

• Find out more about servicing licensees
• Find out more about verifying measuring instruments used for trade
• Learn more about the National Measurement Institute

Contact us

• Email tmlicensees@measurement.gov.au
• Phone 1300 686 664 and select option 2