Tasmania RAC Licensing Reform: Industry pushes on, CBOS stays silent
23 June 2026
AMCA has brought together a unified industry coalition including AIRAH, NECA, TRAC, and the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) to present a clear and collective case for change.
AMCA continues to actively advocate for the formal recognition of the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) trade in Tasmania, engaging directly with the Consumer, Building and Occupational Services (CBOS) and the relevant Minister's office to push for meaningful licensing reform. Despite sustained and coordinated efforts, we are receiving little to no substantive feedback or engagement from CBOS on progressing this matter.
What is particularly frustrating is that this is not AMCA working alone. We have brought together a unified industry coalition - including AIRAH, NECA, TRAC, and the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) - to present a clear and collective case for change. A coalition of this breadth and credibility demands a response. That response has not come.
This silence is unacceptable when Tasmanian RAC contractors and businesses are operating without the licensing framework they deserve - one that recognises the skill, safety responsibility, and professionalism of the trade.
We need your voice.
If you are a Tasmanian member impacted by the absence of RAC trade recognition, we strongly encourage you to take direct action. Individual letters and personal impact statements sent to CBOS and the Minister's office are a powerful tool - they put real faces and real businesses behind the advocacy, and they are difficult to ignore.
If you would like assistance in what to write or how to frame your submission, please reach out to the AMCA policy team at [email protected]. We are here to help you make your voice count.
The more noise we make collectively, the harder it becomes for CBOS to stay silent.
