The NSW Government Licensing Service (GLS) simplifies licence processing across NSW through a single integrated system. These range from Business, Occupational and Recreational licences to various other types of certificates, notifications, permits and registrations.
Currently GLS assists a number of NSW Government departments across many portfolios to provide licensing services. The system manages over 1.8m NSW licences across 55 different licence types, consisting of 430+ 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 NSW Department of Services, Technology and Administration.
- Find out more about Licences managed through GLS
- Some Licence Statistics
- Alphabetical Index of Licences