Queensland
Queensland position, under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 and QBCC regulations.
49 entries
Mandatory inspection stages in Queensland
A QLD building approval issued under the Building Act 1975 sets out the prescribed inspection stages. A building certifier signs each stage off using Form 16 or Form 17 and signs the final Form
Practical Completion and Handover in QLD Residential Construction
In QLD a builder reaches practical completion when the work is done apart from minor defects or omissions. Where the owner claims defects, the builder hands over a defects document under Schedule 1B.
QBCC Minimum Financial Requirements Breach Risk in Queensland
The QBCC MFR set an NTA figure and a revenue cap for each of nine categories, plus a 1:1 current ratio held at all times. Breach it and the licence is suspended, then cancelled.
Responding to a QBCC Audit as a Queensland Builder
How Queensland builders should respond when the QBCC opens a Minimum Financial Requirements audit or licence compliance audit. Triggers, documents and first-week actions.
Secondary Dwellings in Queensland: Planning Regulation 2017 and Council Scheme Rules
How secondary dwellings work in Queensland under the Planning Regulation 2017 after the 2022 amendments removed occupancy restrictions plus opened up the rental market for granny flats.
Self-Assessable and Accepted Development in Queensland
How the Planning Act 2016 (QLD) sorts residential work into accepted, code assessable or impact assessable categories, plus common examples for builders.
Self-Assessable vs Development Application in QLD: Reading the Planning Act 2016
QLD development sits in five categories under the Planning Act 2016. Accepted needs no approval. Code and impact assessable require a DA to council with notification rules.
Form 15 and Form 16 in QLD residential building
Form 15 is the design compliance certificate a competent person gives the certifier. Form 16 is the inspection sign off for a stage or aspect. Both sit under the Building Regulation 2021.
QLD residential energy efficiency under QDC 4.1 and NCC 2022
Queensland adopted NCC 2022 residential energy efficiency on 1 May 2024 through QDC 4.1. New houses need a 7 star NatHERS shell rating and a Whole of Home score.
BIF Act security of payment for Queensland builders
How the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) gives builders, subcontractors and suppliers a statutory right to be paid. Payment claims, payment schedules within 15
Contract Termination Rights for Builders in Queensland
Queensland gives a builder no statutory right to terminate. Schedule 1B arms the owner, so the exit is contractual: substantial breach, a 10 business day notice to remedy, then a second notice.
Cooling-off rights for QLD residential building contracts
The 5 business day cooling-off right for regulated residential building contracts in Queensland under Schedule 1B of the QBCC Act 1991. When the right applies, how rescission works, refund
Cost Plus Contracts: Lawfulness in Queensland
Cost plus is lawful for domestic building work in Queensland at any value. Schedule 1B of the QBCC Act 1991 regulates it by reasonable estimate at $3,300 and $20,000 rather than banning it.
Deposit Limits for Residential Building Contracts in Queensland
Queensland caps deposits by contract level: 10 per cent for level 1 contracts under $20,000, 5 per cent for level 2 at or above it, 20 per cent where off-site work exceeds half the price.
Practical Completion and Handover in Queensland
In Queensland practical completion is a defined day, not a milestone the builder declares. Schedule 1B builds the defects document into the definition: no defects document, no practical completion.
Prime Cost Items and Provisional Sums in Queensland
Queensland turns the allowance itself into a statutory warranty: Schedule 1B section 26 makes the builder warrant it was calculated with reasonable care and skill, and section 28 voids any disclaimer.
Progress Payment Rules Under the QBCC Act in Queensland
Queensland legislates no stage table. Schedule 1B section 34 lets a builder claim only what is directly related to progress on site and proportionate to the work done, on penalty of 50 penalty units.
Schedule 1B QBCC Act: Level 1 vs Level 2 Domestic Building Contracts (QLD)
Schedule 1B of the QBCC Act sets the rules for residential building contracts in Queensland. This entry explains Level 1 vs Level 2 contracts and the consequences of using a non-compliant one.
Variations to QLD residential building contracts
How variations to regulated residential building contracts in Queensland must be documented under Schedule 1B of the QBCC Act 1991. Written and signed, identifying the work, price impact and
Defect Notification Requirements in Queensland Residential Building
QBCC direction-to-rectify applications must be lodged within 6 years 3 months for structural and 12 months for non-structural defects. Section 29 warranty periods are 6 years and 1 year.
Defects liability in Queensland: QBCC Act Schedule 1B warranties and time limits
How Queensland sets the defects exposure window for residential building work. Seven statutory warranties under Schedule 1B of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, the
How Defect Rectification Works in Queensland Residential Building
QBCC early dispute resolution then a direction to rectify is the Queensland pathway. QCAT sits above for domestic building disputes and QHWS provides an insurance layer.
How to Claim on the Queensland Home Warranty Scheme
QHWS is QBCC-administered. $200,000 per category (non-completion, defects, subsidence) with optional additional cover to $300,000. Cover triggers: builder death, disappearance, insolvency, licence cancellation.
QCAT building disputes in Queensland: jurisdiction and the QBCC referral pathway
How the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal handles residential building disputes. The QBCC complaints pathway typically precedes QCAT, the QCAT Act 2009 establishes Tribunal
QCAT Conduct of Proceedings for QLD Building Disputes
QCAT hears Queensland building disputes after QBCC early dispute resolution. Expect mediation, a defective work schedule, expert reports and a hearing in the Building and Construction List.
QLD mandatory pool safety inspection at sale or lease
A Queensland property with a regulated pool needs a current Form 23 pool safety certificate at sale or lease. The Building Act 1975 sets the rules and the penalty framework for non compliance.
Statutory warranties under QBCC Act Schedule 1B: how they are enforced in Queensland
The seven QBCC Act Schedule 1B statutory warranties for residential building work and the Queensland enforcement framework. How the QBCC complaints process works, when a Direction to Rectify is
Structural Defects Under the QBCC Act 1991 (Qld)
Section 29 of Schedule 1B of the QBCC Act 1991 gives structural defects a 6 year warranty period and other defects 1 year. QBCC guidance defines structural by load-bearing test.
Waterproofing defects in Queensland residential builds
QBCC Act Schedule 1B treats most waterproofing failures as structural with a 6-year warranty. What QLD builders carry and where audits find risk.
QLeave: Portable Long Service Leave in Queensland
QLeave is a levy scheme. Work of $150,000 or more excluding GST attracts 0.575 per cent in combined levies, of which 0.35 per cent funds portable long service leave.
Workers Compensation for Residential Builders in Queensland
WorkCover Queensland Accident Insurance Policy requirements for residential builders, who must be covered, premium calculation and the contractor inclusion rules in the QLD scheme.
QBCC Home Warranty Insurance Scheme in Queensland
How the Queensland Home Warranty Insurance Scheme protects homeowners against builder non-completion and defective work. The $3,300 threshold (the lowest in Australia), QBCC as the sole
QBCC Statutory Insurance Claim in Queensland: Non-Completion and Defects
How to claim on the Queensland Home Warranty Scheme (QHWIS) when a builder cannot complete the work. QBCC triggers, 3-month termination window, $200,000 standard cap, full process.
QHWIS Non-Completion Cover: The 3-Month Termination Window (QLD)
The Queensland Home Warranty Insurance Scheme covers homeowners when a builder cannot finish a job. This entry sets out the 2-year cover envelope and 3-month termination window.
Builder licence classes in Queensland
How the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) licenses residential builders under the QBCC Act 1991. The $3,300 threshold for regulated work, the Builder licence categories
Builder Low Rise vs Medium Rise vs Open Licence in QLD
A side-by-side guide to the three main QBCC builder licence classes. Covers Class 1 to 10 work limits, gross floor area caps and the experience pathways for low rise, medium rise and open licences in Queensland.
How Building Licences Are Cancelled and Suspended in Queensland
QBCC can suspend or cancel a contractor licence under Part 6 QBCC Act. Grounds include MFR failure, defective work and demerit points. QCAT reviews decisions.
Labour hire licensing Queensland: OIR scheme under the 2017 Act
Queensland labour hire licensing under the 2017 Act. How the fit and proper person test, six-month reporting and host duties apply to residential builders.
Nominated Supervisor Requirements for Queensland Contractors
A QLD company contractor licence requires a Nominated Supervisor under Schedule 1A QBCC Act. One supervisor per licence class held. Notification to QBCC within 14 days of change.
Owner-Builder Permits in Queensland
A QLD owner-builder permit under s 42D QBCC Act lets an owner do prescribed building work above $11,000 (excluding own labour). Six year sale disclosure. Mandatory training for higher-value work.
Plumbing licence Queensland: QBCC classes, Form 4 and Form 7
A guide for QLD residential builders on plumbing and drainage licensing through the QBCC, the role of the Department of Energy and Public Works, and the Form 4 Notifiable Work and Form 7
Pool Safety Inspector Licensing and Form 23 Certificates (QLD)
A QLD pool cannot be sold or leased without a current pool safety certificate. This entry covers the QBCC Pool Safety Inspector licence and Form 23 process for residential builders.
QBCC Minimum Financial Requirements and Annual Reporting (QLD)
QBCC licensees in Queensland must meet Minimum Financial Requirements at all times. This guide covers the nine financial categories, annual lodgement and how MFR breaches trigger demerit points.
QLD builder undertakings to the QBCC
QBCC can accept a written undertaking from a licensee instead of disciplinary action. The undertaking is enforceable, contravening it is an offence, and the QBCC publishes accepted ones.
QLD MFR categories SC1 to Cat 7: revenue and NTA
QBCC contractor licensees sit in one of nine financial categories. Each sets a maximum annual revenue cap and a minimum NTA position. Categories run from SC1 to Cat 7.
When You Need a Builder Licence in Queensland
A QBCC licence is required for building work above $3,300. Level 1 regulated contracts run $3,301-$19,999; Level 2 at $20,000+. Owner-builder permit is the DIY route.
Builder marketing rules in Queensland: ACL, QBCC Act and Office of Fair Trading
How the ACL, the QBCC Act 1991 and Queensland Office of Fair Trading govern residential builder advertising, licence display and quote conduct.
Payroll Tax for Residential Builders in Queensland
Queensland payroll tax: a 1.3 million dollar threshold, rates that step from 4.75 to 4.95 per cent, a mental health levy, contractor deeming and grouping for residential builders.
Asbestos removal licensing in Queensland for residential builders
Queensland sits under the harmonised WHS scheme and the asbestos rules in the WHS Regulation 2011 are the ones a Queensland builder has to comply with. Class A and Class B removal licences track