Categories & Subscriptions

Trade Contractor:

A Trade Contractor is generally a sub-contractor who undertakes work within the restrictions imposed by their level of qualification and/or experience in the construction of buildings as defined in the Building Code of Australia as class 1 to 10 buildings inclusive.

Traditionally these members would include organisations sub-contracting to head contractors ie. Framing, gangs, joiners, bricklayers, painters, concreters etc.

The Trade Contractor category is split into two sections as follows:

Commercial Sector - Specialist & General Trade Contractors:

Members who generate more than 50% of their annual turnover in the non-residential sector and perform the majority of their work as specialists or manufacturers or as sub-contracting to head contractors and are accredited at the Trade Contractor level.

Commercial - Specialist Trade Contractor $678.00 per annum.

General Trade Contractor $678.00 per annum.

Housing Sector - Specialist & General Trade Contractors:

Members who generate more than 50% of their annual turnover in the residential sector and perform the majority of their work as specialist or manufacturers or as sub-contracting to head contractors and are accredited at the Trade Contractor level.

Housing - Specialist Trade Contractor $559.00 per annum.

General Trade Contractor $559.00 per annum.

Trade Supplier:

Members who are suppliers of trade supplies to the building and construction industry, or who are not eligible for membership under other categories and are accredited at the Trade Supplier level.

The annual subscription for this category is $437.00.

Industrial service information is available for an additional annual cost of $100.00.

Service Provider:

Members who are suppliers of services to the building and construction industry, or who are not eligible for membership under other categories such as architects, engineers, consultants and financial institutions and are accredited at the Service Provider level.

The annual subscription for this category is $411.00.

Industrial service information is available at an additional annual cost of $100.00.

Housing Contractor:

Members who generate more than 60% of their annual turnover in residential work and are accredited at the Housing Contractor level.

The annual subscription for this category is:

$730.00 - where members turnover is less than $1,000,000.00.

$905.00 - where members turnover is more than $1,000,000.00 but less than $1,500,000.00.

$1,033.00 - where members turnover is more than $1,500,000.00 but less than $2,000,000.00.

$1,216.00 - where members turnover is more than $2,000,000.00.

General Contractors/Commercial:

Members who generate more than 40% of their annual turnover in non-residential work and are accredit at the General Contractor/Commercial level.

Annual turnover levy 0.25% of annual turnover.

Maximum annual turnover levy $60,968.00.

(Or other amount as determined each fiscal year by Executive Director and Treasurer).

Minimum annual turnover levy $ 2,436.00.

Affiliate:

Members who are not eligible for membership under other categories but are undertaking, through an approved training provider, a course of study that when completed will allow them to become a member under one of the above categories.

The annual subscription for Affiliate membership is $169.00 per annum.

Industry service information is available at an additional cost of $100.00.

Definition of annual turnover for the purpose of calculating annual turnover levies:

“The gross amount received (excluding GST) in each year ending 30th June by a member for labour, materials, goods, services, and sub-contracts shall include amounts received from other contractors”.

A non-refundable application fee of $165.00 is to be lodged with every application for membership (all fees are shown GST inclusive).