• Licensing Action Reports

The Licensing Action Report for January 2025 highlights 19 licences that were refused or cancelled by the Labour Hire Authority (LHA) during the month.

Under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (Vic), penalties for using or providing unlicensed labour hire services may exceed:

• $630,000 for a corporation
• $150,000 for an individual.

It is also unlawful to advertise the provision of labour hire services in Victoria without a licence.

January 2025 also saw five providers have conditions imposed on their licence. A failure to comply with these conditions may lead to licence cancellation or penalties exceeding $150,000 for a corporation.

During the month, 109 applicants had a licence granted or renewed, enabling them to lawfully provide labour hire services in Victoria.

Compliance with legal obligations

Licensed labour hire providers that do not comply with their legal obligations may have their licence cancelled, suspended, or have conditions imposed.

Unless LHA is satisfied that an applicant meets the licensing criteria – including that relevant persons are compliant with their legal obligations and are fit and proper persons – their application may be refused. 

Businesses should use the tools on the LHA website to ensure providers have a valid licence: 

• Check a provider is licensed using LHA’s Labour Hire Licence Register.
• Stay up to date on any changes to a provider’s licence status using Follow my Providers.
• Report any suspected non-compliant or unlawful activity using the Report a Problem tool.

Licensing Action Report

January 2025

• Licences with conditions imposed: 5
• Licence applications refused: 7
• Licences cancelled: 12

Labour hire licence applications refused

Labour hire licences cancelled by LHA

Labour hire licence conditions imposed