Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT 1991 - SECT 20J

20J Role of the commissioner

(1) The commissioner is responsible for the following—

(a) the overall management of the organisational unit under the control of the commissioner;

(b) administration of the licensing system established by this Act;

(c) administration of a system of inspection;

(d) issuing directions for rectification of building work under this Act;

(e) monitoring, investigating and enforcing compliance with part 6AA , including giving directions for remedial action for contraventions of part 6AA , division 2 , subdivision 2 ;

(f) taking disciplinary and other proceedings under this Act;

(g) assessing and approving payment of insurance claims;

(h) undertaking strategic planning;

(i) issuing warnings to the public or any section of the public;

(j) providing and promoting consumer education;

(k) publishing information about building products, including, for example—

(i) the uses for which particular building products are not suitable; and

(ii) how to use particular building products to ensure their use is safe and complies with relevant legislation;

(l) providing an advisory service to consumers about—

(i) their statutory rights and obligations; and

(ii) insurance claims that may arise about building work; and

(iii) the commission’s role, functions and operating procedures; and

(iv) any incidental matters;

(m) providing courses of instruction for—

(i) persons seeking to obtain licences; and

(ii) licensees; and

(iii) persons proposing to carry out building work as owner-builders; and

(iv) other persons seeking to acquire knowledge or expertise in subjects related to the building industry;

(n) performing a function given to the commissioner under an Act.

(2) In undertaking the strategic planning, the commissioner must have regard to cyclical industry conditions to ensure the commission’s available revenue base, and its assets and reserves, are enough to allow it to maintain the services it is required to provide.

(3) The commissioner has all the powers necessary for carrying out those responsibilities and any function (an
"additional function" ) the commissioner is authorised by another Act to carry out.

(4) In carrying out an additional function, the commissioner may adopt the procedures of this Act unless the Act authorising the function prescribes another procedure.