The NT Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, a statutory authority established under section 5 of the Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Act 1983, is responsible for:

• administering the provisions of this Act
• issuing advanced tradesmen licences and journeymen registration cards
• maintaining registers of advanced tradesmen and journeymen
• assessing and maintaining standards of workmanship of licensed plumbers or drainers or journeymen
• investigating complaints and, where appropriate, taking disciplinary action for consumer protection
• working together with other authorities that require licensed tradesmen for plumbing and drainage works.

Licensing information

Licensing areas

The Act applies to declared plumbing licence areas PDF (109.6 KB).

Application lodgement

General information about plumbing licences are also available through the Territory Business Centres (TBC). For TBC details, go to the Northern Territory Government website.

If you wish to apply for registration as a journeyman, view registration.

If you wish to apply for a licence, view licensing.

For more specific information about plumbers and drainers licences contact us.

For specific information about becoming a certifying plumber, go to the Building Practitioners Board website.

Looking for a licensed plumber

The table below lists currently licensed plumbers and drainers.

If you want to employ a plumber and cannot find his name on the list, call the board’s office on 1800 193 111 to check that they are licensed in the Northern Territory.

Please note that a journeyman is not a licensed plumber and cannot contract for work directly with a customer. All work carried out by a journeyman must be supervised by an advanced tradesman.

An advanced tradesman who wishes to certify (sign-off) work must be registered as a certifying plumber and drainer with the Building Practitioners Board. For more information about registering, visit the Building Practitioners Board website.

Currently licensed plumbers and drainers

Plumbers qualified to install and test backflow prevention devices are marked ✽