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QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT 1991
- As at 1 July 2024
- Act 98 of 1991
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. (Repealed)
3. Objects of Act
4. Definitions
4AA. Who is an influential person for a company
4A. Value of building work carried out in stages
4B. Act binds all persons
4C. Certain building contractors not bound
PART 2 - QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
Division 1 - Establishment, functions and powers
5. Establishment and status
6. Constitution
7. Functions
8. Powers
9. Ministerial direction
9A. (Repealed)
Division 2 - Queensland Building and Construction Board
Subdivision 1 - Establishment and functions
10. Establishment
10A. (Repealed)
11. Functions
Subdivision 2 - Membership
12. Appointment
13. Disqualification as member
14. Conditions of appointment
15. Term of appointment
16. Chairperson
17. Deputy chairperson
18. Resignation
Subdivision 3 - (Repealed)
Subdivision 4 - Business
20. Conduct of business
20A. Meetings
20B. Committees
20C. Disclosure of interests
Division 3 - Commissioner
20D. Appointment
20E. Disqualification as commissioner
20F. Conditions of appointment
20G. Term of appointment
20H. Resignation
20I. Appointment of acting commissioner
20J. Role of the commissioner
20K. Relationship between commissioner and board
20L. Commissioner not to engage in other paid employment
20M. Conflicts of interest
Division 4 - (Repealed)
Division 5 - The insurance manager
21. Appointment of insurance manager
22. Role of insurance manager
23. (Repealed)
24. (Repealed)
Division 6 - Financial provisions
25. General Statutory Fund
26. Insurance Fund
26A. Management of statutory insurance scheme
27. Application of financial Acts
28. Commission’s obligation to report suspected offence
Division 7 - Other provisions
28AA. Public register of interests
28A. Commission must give particular information to health and safety regulator
28B. Exchange of information between commission and relevant agencies
28C. Notice of particular events to interstate or New Zealand licensing authorities
29. Commission may enter into work performance arrangements
PART 2A - QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYING OFFICE
Division 1 - Establishment and functions of employing office
29A. Establishment of employing office
29B. Employing office represents the State
29C. Functions of employing office
Division 2 - Executive officer
29D. Appointment of executive officer
29E. Executive officer acting for employing office
Division 3 - Staff of employing office
29F. Employing office may employ staff
29G. Employing office may enter into work performance arrangements
Division 4 - Other provisions
29H. Employing office is statutory body
PART 3 - LICENSING
Division 1 - Classes of licences
30. Classes of contractors’ licences
30A. Nominee supervisor’s licence
30B. Site supervisor’s licence
30C. Fire protection occupational licence
30CA. Meaning of fire protection work
30D. Mechanical services occupational licence
30E. Regulation may prescribe continuation and renewal of particular class of licence
Division 2 - Entitlement to licence
31. Entitlement to contractor’s licence
31A. No entitlement to contractor’s licence if particular partners
32. Entitlement to a nominee supervisor’s licence
32AA. Entitlement to a site supervisor’s licence
32AB. Entitlement to a fire protection occupational licence or a mechanical services occupational licence
32A. (Repealed)
Division 3 - Grant of licence
33. Application for licence
34. Grant of licence
Division 3A - Issue of PINs to licensees
34A. PINs
Division 4 - Conditions of licence
35. Imposition of conditions etc. on grant of licence
36. Subsequent imposition of conditions etc.
36A. Vary or revoke conditions
Division 5 - Renewal of licences
37. Period of renewal
37A. Commission to advise licensee before licence due for renewal
37B. Applications for renewal of licence
37C. (Repealed)
38. Suspension for non-payment of fee
38A. Receipt of fee does not revive licence
Division 6 - Restoration of licences
39. Restoration of licence
40. (Repealed)
41. (Repealed)
Division 7 - Requirement to be licensed
42. Unlawful carrying out of building work
42A. Temporary exemption from s 42 for up to 12 months for new classes of licence
42B. Carrying out building work without a nominee
42C. Unlawful carrying out of fire protection work
42CA. Unlawful carrying out of mechanical services work
42D. Licensed contractor must not engage or direct unauthorised person for fire protection work
42DA. Licensed contractor must not engage or direct unauthorised person for mechanical services work
42E. Avoidance of contractual obligations causing significant financial loss
43. Licensed contractor must ensure building work is personally supervised
43A. Licensed contractor must ensure building work is adequately supervised
43B. Construction manager must ensure building work is personally supervised
43C. Construction manager must ensure building work is adequately supervised
Division 8 - Owner-builders
43D. Definitions for div 8
43E. When owner-builder permit is required
44. Application for owner-builder permit
44A. Consideration of application for permit
44B. Criteria for granting application for permit
44C. When permit becomes effective
44D. Term of permit
44E. Conditions of permit
44F. Form of permit
44G. Cancellation or suspension of permit
44H. Procedure for cancellation or suspension
44I. Permit issued to more than 1 person
44J. Surrender of permit
45. Replacement of permits
46. Notification of permit in register
47. Warnings
Division 9 - Cancellation, suspension or surrender of licence
48. Cancellation or suspension of licence
49. Procedure for cancellation or suspension
49A. Immediate suspension of licence
49B. Suspension or cancellation for failure to comply with tribunal’s orders and directions
50. Surrender of licence
Division 9A - Monitoring continued satisfaction of minimum financial requirements and particular laws
50A. Approved audit program
50B. (Repealed)
50C. Supply of financial records and other documents under approved audit program or for other reason
Division 9B - Qualified accountants
50CA. Who is a qualified accountant
50CB. Commission may give exclusion notice
50CC. Grounds for giving exclusion notice
50CD. Steps before giving exclusion notice
50CE. Commission may give particular information to professional bodies
50CF. Publication of relevant details
Division 10 - Miscellaneous
50D. Person must not pretend to be a licensee
51. Improper use of licence card, certificate, number or PIN
51A. Other offences relating to unlawful carrying out of building work
51B. Licensed contractor must not contract with unlicensed person
52. Signs to be exhibited
53. Return of licence
53A. Satisfying minimum financial requirements at renewal
53B. False or misleading information about minimum financial requirements
53C. Advertising by unlicensed person
54. Advertisements
54A. Notification of particular safety matters
55. Notification of company’s nominee
56. Partnerships
56A. Commission may request photographs for licence
PART 3A - EXCLUDED INDIVIDUALS AND EXCLUDED COMPANIES
Division 1 - Preliminary
56AA. (Repealed)
56AB. Operation of pt 3A
56AC. Excluded individuals and excluded companies
Division 2 - (Repealed)
Division 3 - Licence exclusion and cancellation
56AE. Exclusion from licence
56AF. Procedure if licensee is excluded individual
56AG. Procedure if licensee is excluded company
56AH. Review by tribunal of commission’s opinion
Division 4 - Publication of details of particular excluded individuals
56AI. Publication of relevant details about excluded individuals who are not licensees
56AJ. Show cause notice
56AK. Decision by commission about whether to publish the individual’s relevant details
PART 3B - PERMANENTLY EXCLUDED INDIVIDUALS
Division 1 - Preliminary
57. Operation of pt 3B
58. Meaning of permanently excluded individual
Division 2 - Licence exclusion
59. Exclusion from licence
60. Permanently excluded individual not fit and proper
61. When individual no longer permanently excluded individual
Division 3 - Publication of details of particular permanently excluded individuals
61A. Publication of relevant details of permanently excluded individuals who are not licensees
PART 3C - CONVICTED COMPANY OFFICERS
Division 1 - Preliminary
62. Operation of pt 3C
Division 2 - Licence exclusion and cancellation
63. Exclusion from licence
64. Procedure if commission considers individual a convicted company officer
65. Ending procedure without further action
66. Notice of cancellation and that not a fit and proper person to individual who is a licensee
67. Notice that not a fit and proper person to individual who is not a licensee
67AA. Notice by commission to company for which a convicted company officer is a director, secretary, influential person or nominee
PART 3D - BANNED INDIVIDUALS
Division 1 - Preliminary
67AB. Meaning of tier 1 defective work and carry out tier 1 defective work
67AC. Banned individual
67AD. Operation of pt 3D
Division 2 - Licence exclusion and cancellation
67AE. Exclusion from licence
67AF. Procedure if commission considers individual has carried out tier 1 defective work
67AG. Ending procedure without further action
67AH. Notice of cancellation and that not a fit and proper person to individual who is a licensee
67AI. Notice that not a fit and proper person to individual who is not a licensee
67AJ. Notice by commission to director, secretary, influential person or nominee about tier 1 defective work
67AK. Ending procedure without further action
67AL. Notice of cancellation and that not a fit and proper person to director, secretary, influential person or nominee who is a licensee
67AM. Notice that not a fit and proper person to director, secretary, influential person or nominee who is not a licensee
67AN. Notice by commission to company for which a banned individual is a director, secretary, influential person or nominee
67AO. Terms of bans
67AP. (Repealed)
PART 3E - DISQUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS
Division 1 - Preliminary
67AQ. Definitions for pt 3E
67AR. Meaning of demerit offence
67AS. Meaning of judgment debt
67AT. Meaning of unsatisfied judgment debt
67AU. Disqualified individual
67AV. Operation of pt 3E
Division 2 - Calculation of demerit points and notification of unsatisfied judgment debts
67AW. Demerit points for demerit matters
67AX. When demerit points allocated for demerit offences
67AY. When demerit points allocated for unsatisfied judgment debts
67AZ. Judgment debtor must notify unsatisfied judgment debt
67AZA. Commission must notify person about demerit points
67AZAA. (Repealed)
67AZB. Limit on demerit points from single audit
Division 3 - Licence exclusion and cancellation
67AZC. Exclusion from licence
67AZD. Procedure if commission considers individual has accumulated 30 demerit points
67AZE. Ending procedure without further action
67AZF. Notice of cancellation and that not a fit and proper person to individual who is a licensee
67AZG. (Repealed)
67AZH. Notice by commission to director, secretary, influential person or nominee about demerit points
67AZI. Ending procedure without further action
67AZJ. Notice of cancellation and that not a fit and proper person to director, secretary, influential person or nominee who is a licensee
67AZK. Notice that not a fit and proper person to director, secretary, influential person or nominee who is not a licensee
67AZL. Notice by commission to company for which a disqualified individual is a director, secretary, influential person or nominee
67AZM. Terms of disqualifications
PART 4 - DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS
67AZN. Domestic building contracts
PART 4A - BUILDING CONTRACTS OTHER THAN DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS
Division 1 - Preliminary
67A. Definitions for pt 4A
67AAA. Meaning of building contract
67B. Meaning of construction management trade contract
67C. Meaning of retention amount in pt 4A
67D. Meaning of subcontract in pt 4A
67E. Operation of pt 4A
Division 2 - All building contracts
67F. Suggested forms of contract
67G. Building contracts to be in writing
67GA. Building contracts to include mandatory conditions
67GB. Particular conditions void in building contracts
67H. (Repealed)
67I. Directions given under building contracts
67J. Set-offs under building contracts
67K. Limits for retention amounts and securities for building contracts other than subcontracts
67L. Limits for retention amounts and securities for subcontracts
67M. Limits on deductions for retention amounts
67N. Limits for retention amounts and securities for building contracts after practical completion
67NA. Statutory defects liability period
67NB. Failure to pay retention amount or other security
67NC. Notice about end of defects liability period
67O. Suspension of works
67P. Late progress payments
67Q. (Repealed)
Division 3 - Construction management trade contracts and subcontracts
67R. Application of div 3
67S. Lodgement of security instead of retention amount or security in money form
67T. Lodgement of security to replace retention amount or security in money form
67U. Void payment provision in construction management trade contract or subcontract
Division 4 - Warning for construction management trade contracts
67V. Offence of not warning that contract is construction management trade contract
Division 5 - Commercial building contracts
67W. Void payment provision in commercial building contract
PART 5 - THE STATUTORY INSURANCE SCHEME
Division 1 - Preliminary
67WA. Definitions for pt 5
67WB. Work not covered under the statutory insurance scheme
67WC. Meaning of primary insurable work
67WD. Meaning of associated insurable work
67WE. Meaning of residence
67WF. Meaning of related roofed building
Division 2 - Statutory insurance scheme
67X. Statutory insurance scheme
Division 3 - Assistance
67Y. Assistance available under statutory insurance scheme
67Z. Optional additional cover
68. Persons not entitled to assistance under statutory insurance scheme
Division 4 - Insurance premiums
68A. Licensed contractor pays insurance premium on behalf of consumer
68B. When insurance premium is payable by licensed contractor
68C. When insurance premium is payable by construction manager
68D. Setting of insurance premiums
68E. Obligation of assessment manager in relation to insurance premium
Division 5 - Notice and commencement of cover
68F. Notice of cover
68G. Refund of insurance premium if notice of cover is revoked
68H. Cover of residential construction work
68I. Commencement of cover
Division 6 - Cancellation of cover
69. Cancellation of cover and return of premium
69A. (Repealed)
Division 7 - Variations
70. Residential construction work carried out under a contract with a consumer
70A. Speculative residential construction work
70B. Optional additional cover
70C. Partial refunds of insurance premiums
Division 8 - Recovery from licensed contractor
71. Recovery from licensed contractor etc.
71AA. (Repealed)
71AB. (Repealed)
71AC. (Repealed)
Division 9 - Rectification work
71A. Tenders for rectification work
Division 10 - Other
71B. Statutory insurance scheme not to affect licensing decisions
71C. Notice of entitlement to assistance under the statutory insurance scheme
71D. Multiple contracts for the same residential construction work
71E. Protection of expressions associated with statutory insurance scheme
71F. When work is taken to have started
PART 6 - RECTIFICATION OF BUILDING WORK AND REMEDIATION OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE
Division 1 - Preliminary
71G. (Repealed)
71H. What is consequential damage
71I. Who is taken to carry out building work for this part
Division 2 - Direction to rectify or remedy
71J. Requests for rectification of building work or remediation of consequential damage
72. Power to require rectification of building work and remediation of consequential damage
72A. Powers and limitations of directions to rectify or remedy
72B. Extending time to rectify or remedy
Division 3 - Offences and defences
72C. Delaying or obstructing compliance with direction to rectify or remedy
73. Offence to fail to comply with direction to rectify or remedy
74. Defences for failure to comply with direction to rectify or remedy
PART 6AA - BUILDING PRODUCTS
Division 1 - Preliminary
74AA. Definitions for part
74AB. What is a building product and a non-conforming building product
74ABA. Extraterritorial application of part
Division 2 - Duties relating to building products
Subdivision 1 - General provisions about duties
74AC. Relationship with safety laws
74AD. Principles applying to duties
74ADA. Code of practice about discharging duties
74ADB. Use of code of practice in proceedings
Subdivision 2 - Duties
74AE. Who is a person in the chain of responsibility for a building product
74AF. Primary duty of person in the chain of responsibility
74AG. Additional duty relating to accompanying information
74AH. Additional duties relating to recalls
74AI. Duty of executive officer of company
Subdivision 3 - Offences relating to duties
74AJ. Failing to comply with duty
74AK. Duty about representations about building products
74AL. Duty to notify non-conforming building product
74AM. Duty to notify notifiable incident
74AN. Commission may require remedial action
Division 3 - Enforceable undertakings relating to building products
74AO. Commission may accept building product undertaking
74AP. Notice of decision and reasons for decision
74AQ. When building product undertaking is enforceable
74AR. Compliance with building product undertaking
74AS. Contravention of building product undertaking
74AT. Withdrawal or variation of building product undertaking
74AU. Proceeding for contravention
Division 4 - Ministerial recall orders
74AV. Application of division
74AW. Minister may make recall order
74AX. Notice required before making recall order
74AY. Service of recall order
74AZ. Nature of recall order
74AZA. Suppliers, installers and particular architects and engineers
Division 5 - Warning statements
74AZB. Application of division
74AZC. Minister may publish warning statement
74AZD. Notice required before publishing warning statement
PART 6A - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
74A. Commission may investigate grounds for taking disciplinary action
74B. Proper grounds for taking disciplinary action against a licensee and former licensees
74C. Proper grounds for taking disciplinary action against person not a licensee
74D. Types of disciplinary action that may be taken
74E. Notice of proposed disciplinary action
74F. Taking disciplinary action
74G. When disciplinary action takes effect
74H. Filing of certificate as judgment debt
PART 7 - JURISDICTION OF TRIBUNAL
Division 1 - Meaning of central terms
75. Tribunal work defined
76. What is not tribunal work
Division 2 - Building disputes
77. Tribunal may decide building dispute
78. When major commercial building dispute may be heard by tribunal
79. Procedure to decide whether all parties consent
80. Procedure if another party discovered
81. Consent may not be withdrawn
82. Tribunal may make interim order
83. Proceeding in tribunal does not affect action by commission
84. (Repealed)
85. Tribunal may hear dispute while contract still in operation
Division 3 - Proceedings for review
Subdivision 1 - Internal review
85A. Definitions for sdiv 1
86. Reviewable decisions
86A. Who may apply for internal review
86B. Requirements for making application
86C. Internal review decision
86D. Notice of internal review decision
Subdivision 2 - External review
86E. Definition for sdiv 2
86F. Decisions that are not reviewable decisions
87. Application for review
87A. No stay by QCAT of particular decisions
87AA. Decision of tribunal on review of particular reviewable decisions
Division 4 - (Repealed)
Division 5 - Public examinations
92. Tribunal may conduct public examination
92A. Procedure before public examination starts
Division 6 - Decisions about debts arising from statutory insurance scheme
93. Decisions about debts arising from statutory insurance scheme
Division 7 - Tribunal proceedings
93A. Representation of parties
94. Transfer of proceedings between tribunal and the courts
95. Expedited hearing of domestic building disputes or reviews
96. Certain minor commercial building disputes may be expedited
Division 8 - Other powers of the tribunal
97. Entry and inspection of property by member of tribunal
97A. Procedure before entry
97B. (Repealed)
97C. Suspension orders
PART 8 - REGISTERS
98. Definitions for pt 8
99. Licensee register
99A. (Repealed)
100. When information may be included in the licensee register
101. Licensees must advise change of circumstances
102. When notes must be removed from the licensee register
102A. (Repealed)
103. Register of holders of owner-builder permits
103A. When particulars must be removed from owner-builder register
103B. Developer register
103C. When notes must be removed from developer register
103D. Inspection of registers
103E. Publication of registers
103F. Certificates
PART 9 - INVESTIGATORS
Division 1 - Preliminary
103G. Definitions for part
103H. References to exercise of powers
103I. Reference to document includes reference to reproductions from electronic document
Division 2 - Appointment of investigators
Subdivision 1 - Appointment
104. Investigators
104A. Functions of investigators
104B. Appointment and qualifications
104C. Appointment conditions and limit on powers
104D. When office ends
104E. Resignation
Subdivision 2 - Identity cards
104F. Issue of identity card
104G. Production or display of identity card
104H. Return of identity card
Division 3 - Entry of places by investigators
Subdivision 1 - Power to enter
105. General power to enter places
Subdivision 2 - Entry by consent
105A. Application of subdivision
105B. Incidental entry to ask for access
105C. Matters investigator must tell occupier
105D. Consent acknowledgement
Subdivision 3 - Entry under warrant
105E. Application for warrant
105F. Issue of warrant
105G. Electronic application
105H. Additional procedure if electronic application
105I. Defect in relation to a warrant
105J. Entry procedure
Division 4 - General powers of investigators after entering places
105K. Application of division
105L. General powers
105M. Power to require reasonable help
105N. Offence to contravene help requirement
Division 5 - Other information-obtaining powers of investigators
105O. Power to require name and address
105P. Offence to contravene personal details requirement
105Q. Power to require production of document
105R. Offence to contravene document production requirement
105S. Offence to contravene document certification requirement
105T. Power to require information or attendance
105U. Offence to contravene information or attendance requirement
Division 6 - Seizure by investigators and forfeiture
Subdivision 1 - Power to seize
106. Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant
106A. Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered only with consent or warrant
106B. Power to seize non-conforming building products
106C. Power to seize dangerous places, structures and things
106D. Seizure of property subject to security
Subdivision 2 - Powers to support seizure
106E. Power to secure seized thing
106F. Offence to contravene seizure requirement
106G. Offence to interfere
Subdivision 3 - Safeguards for seized things
106H. Receipt and information notice for seized things
106I. Access to seized things
106J. Return of seized things
Subdivision 4 - Forfeiture
106K. Forfeiture by commissioner decision
106L. Information notice about forfeiture decision
Subdivision 5 - Dealing with property forfeited or transferred to State
106M. When place, structure or thing becomes property of the State
106N. How property may be dealt with
Division 7 - Additional powers for building products
106O. Power to have building products or samples examined
106P. Direction about use of non-conforming building product associated with a building or other structure
106Q. Direction about action at place where non-conforming building product is present
106R. Power to take remedial action
Division 7A - Damage and compensation
Subdivision 1 - Damage
106S. Duty to avoid inconvenience and minimise damage
106T. Notice of damage
Subdivision 2 - Compensation
106U. Compensation
Division 8 - Other provisions
106V. Information to complainant on completion of investigation
107. Evidential immunity for individuals complying with particular requirements
107A. Obstructing investigators
107B. Impersonating investigator
108. Obligation of assessment manager
PART 9A - TRANSFER OF PARTICULAR ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND EMPLOYEES
108AA. Relevant entity
108AB. Transfer of assets, liabilities etc. to relevant entity
108AC. Rights of transferred employees etc.
PART 9B - INJUNCTIONS AND STOP WORK NOTICES
Division 1 - Injunctions
108AD. Grounds for injunction
108AE. Commissioner may apply for injunction
108AF. When injunction may be granted
108AG. Court’s powers for injunctions
108AH. Terms of injunction
Division 2 - Stop work notices
108AI. Commissioner may issue stop work notice
PART 10 - MISCELLANEOUS
108A. Documents that must be kept for 7 years
108B. False or misleading statement
108C. False or misleading document
108D. Contracting out prohibited
109. Access to building sites
109A. Service of documents
109B. Licensees must give commission notice of particular matters about interstate or New Zealand licences
110. Confidentiality of information
111. Prosecutions for offences
111AAA. Enforcement action to comply with prescribed guidelines
111A. Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives
111B. Liability of executive officer—particular offences committed by company
111C. Liability of directors for amounts
112. Appropriation of penalty
113. Double jeopardy
114. Protection
115. Commission may provide services to a professional board
115A. Delegations
115B. Commissioner’s policy
115C. Approved forms
115D. Review of role of developers
116. Regulations
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 1A
SCHEDULE 1B
SCHEDULE 2
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