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Which licence does this work actually need?
Half the arguments on site are about tickets, and most of them come from the same two mistakes: thinking an excavator ticket is a licence, and finding out at the gate that somebody’s card expired in March. This lists the licence classes in the regulator’s own words, names the common tickets that are not licences, and tracks what is about to run out.
Questions
Is an excavator ticket a high risk work licence?
No. Excavators, front-end loaders, backhoes, skid steers, dozers and draglines are load-shifting equipment and are not classes of high risk work. Operators still need to be trained and verified — usually a statement of attainment plus a site verification of competency — but there is no licence class, and no card to renew.
Does a ticket mean someone is competent?
No, and this is the mistake that shows up in incident reports. A licence is the legal minimum to operate that class of plant at all. Whether a particular person can safely run a particular machine on a particular site is a competency judgement, normally made through a verification of competency by someone qualified to make it.
What about a scissor lift or a small EWP?
A boom-type elevating work platform only needs a licence class where the boom is 11 metres or more. Below that, and for scissor lifts, there is no licence class — but training and a verification of competency still apply, and most sites ask for a Yellow Card or equivalent.
Do high risk work licences expire?
Yes, and the renewal period is set by your state or territory regulator rather than nationally. Put the expiry date in the tracker above and chase it well before it lands — a card that expires mid-project stops the work, not just the paperwork.
Is a White Card a high risk work licence?
No. General construction induction training — the White Card — lets you onto a construction site. It is not a licence to operate anything, and it does not expire in most jurisdictions, though it can lapse if you are out of the industry for a long period.
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An expired ticket is only a problem on the day somebody checks. The paid system holds licence currency against the person and the plant, scanned from the QR band, so the card that lapses next month surfaces this month.
