High risk work licence: forklift truck (LF)
Issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW)
What it is
High risk work licence for a forklift truck (class LF). You need it by law for this work.
SourceLast checked 10 Oct 2026
How to get it
Train in TLILIC0003 Licence to operate a forklift truck with a registered training organisation (RTO). An accredited assessor must assess you as competent. Then apply to your state's work health and safety regulator, such as SafeWork NSW, WorkSafe Victoria or WorkSafe Queensland. In NSW, you apply through Service NSW within 60 days of your assessment. The course is not the licence: the regulator issues it.
SourceLast checked 10 Oct 2026
A course gives you a statement of attainment. The card or licence itself is issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW).
Jobs that need it
Common questions
- What is High risk work licence: forklift truck (LF)?
- High risk work licence for a forklift truck (class LF). You need it by law for this work.
- How do you get High risk work licence: forklift truck (LF)?
- Train in TLILIC0003 Licence to operate a forklift truck with a registered training organisation (RTO). An accredited assessor must assess you as competent. Then apply to your state's work health and safety regulator, such as SafeWork NSW, WorkSafe Victoria or WorkSafe Queensland. In NSW, you apply through Service NSW within 60 days of your assessment. The course is not the licence: the regulator issues it.
- Who issues High risk work licence: forklift truck (LF)?
- High risk work licence: forklift truck (LF) is issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW).
- Which jobs need High risk work licence: forklift truck (LF)?
- Jobs in this guide that ask for it: Forklift operator, Farm hand and fruit picker, General labourer, Warehouse worker, Meat processing worker and Truck driver.