The NSW Government Licensing Service (GLS) simplifies licence processing across NSW through a single integrated system. These range from Business, Occupational, Recreational and Community Service licences to various other types of certificates, notifications, permits and registrations.
Currently GLS enables a number of NSW Government departments across many portfolios to provide licensing services. As of June 2011, the system managed over 4.9m NSW licences across 80+ different licence types, issued in 1,200+ licences classes (categories).
Our objectives
The program aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Reduce red tape
by introducing simpler, standardised processes for licence management - Improve services to public
by opening up online access to a large number of licensing transactions - Reduce IT costs
by sharing a centralised IT service across Government, and hence reducing future capital and maintenance expenditure.. - Improve information quality and access
by providing effective data management and reporting tools to agencies - Improve security and availability
by providing a robust, reliable and secure 24x7 service to agencies and public
More information
The Government Licensing Service is provided by the Department of Finance and Services (DFS).
- Find out more about Licences managed in GLS
- Some Licence Statistics
- Alphabetical Index of Licences