Victorian Labour Hire Licence · Advisory
Confused by labour hire licencing, award pay rates, shift pricing and OHS?
The Labour Hire Authority rejects generic business plans, tests the financial viability of your model, and now checks the history of everyone who controls your business. RecruitArt prepares your business and compliance plan, provides OHS management plan advice and builds your financial forecast.
Advisory and consulting service only. RecruitArt does not guarantee licence approval; see full disclaimer below.
$2,995 + GST
One complete advisory package.
~7 days
We prepare all documentation in 7 days
Know your numbers
Worker costs, charge rates and margins
Why 2026 Changed The Game
The rules tightened twice this year
1 June 2026
Fit and proper person test strengthened for every controller of the business, not just the nominated officer. Financial viability declaration now required.
1 October 2026
Legal definition of "labour hire" widened to catch bare intermediary on-supply arrangements.
29 October 2026
New conditions expected for government-funded construction work over $50 million (traffic management, concreting, crane operating, site security).
Horticulture, commercial cleaning, security, and meat and poultry processing already carry standing licence conditions, and account for 63% of licence cancellations and 79% of refusals since 2019.
The Application
What stays with you. What we take on.
Some of this has to remain yours by design, mostly the personal disclosures behind the fit and proper person test. Most of it does not.
Entity & nominated officer
You
Choose and register your legal structure; confirm your nominated officer is eligible.
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Structure advice suited to a labour hire start-up, and eligibility screening before lodgement.
Fit and proper person
You
Personally disclose your own history and that of every controller. This stays yours under the LHA's own rules.
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The LHA's exact disclosure checklist, so nothing is missed and nothing unnecessary is shared.
Financial viability
You
Supply bank statements, account signatories, and your operating assumptions.
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A fully loaded workforce cost model (award wage, super, WorkCover, payroll tax, on-costs) and a charge rate solved to protect your margin.
Business compliance plan
You
Explain your intended operating model in enough detail to build from.
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A plan written specifically for your business, not adapted from a template the LHA will reject.
Occupational health & safety
You
Appoint a competent OHS or WHS adviser. That accountability stays yours as the employer.
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Administrative support documenting the plan against WorkSafe's OHS Management Systems requirements.
Registrations
You
Hold or apply for your ABN and core tax registrations.
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End-to-end coordination of ABN, GST, PAYG, payroll tax and WorkCover registrations.
Lodgement
You
Review and authorise the final application before it is submitted.
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Structuring, lodging, and actively managing your application through the LHA's assessment window.
The Fee
One fixed fee. One application.
No hourly billing and no surprise add-ons for the application itself.
$2,995+GST
Covers preparation and lodgement of one new-business Victorian labour hire licence application, start to finish.
Included
Entity structure advice and nominated officer eligibility screening
Fit and proper person disclosure checklist for every controller
Financial viability declaration prepared in the LHA's required form
Fully loaded workforce cost model and margin-correct charge rate
Business compliance plan written for your specific operating model
Administrative support documenting your OHS plan
Coordination of ABN, GST, PAYG, payroll tax and WorkCover registrations
Structuring and lodging the full application information pack
Active management through the LHA's assessment window
Not included
LHA application and first annual licence fee, paid directly to the LHA (tiered $1,865 to $9,188 by projected turnover, indexed each 1 July)
Your own personal fit and proper person disclosures, this remains your declaration under LHA rules
Appointing and managing a competent OHS or WHS adviser
Working capital or invoice finance to fund wages ahead of client payment terms
Ongoing back-office services after the licence is granted (payroll, compliance monitoring, renewals)
Legal advice; RecruitArt is not a professional services firm.
How It Runs
From engagement to a lodged application
01
Engage & scope
We map your industries, workforce plans and structure against the LHA's requirements.
02
Build the case
Compliance plan and financial viability model are drafted specifically for your business.
03
Lodge
Application submitted to the LHA, typically within about 7 days of engagement.
04
Assess & manage
We handle requests for further information across the LHA's roughly 60-day assessment window.
TESTIMONIALS
What our clients say
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