Construction & Real Estate

Impending Changes to Building Licensing Requirements Will Expand Potential for Contracting by Unlicensed Persons

Contact: Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia)

Earlier this year, the Queensland Government put forward its 10 point plan for fundamental changes to the regulation of the construction industry in Queensland.  Central to this was the replacement of the Queensland Building Services Authority (QBSA) with a new Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC).  The State Government subsequently passed the Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill 2013 (Qld), which put in place the initial changes to create the QBCC and to replace the Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991 (Qld) (QBSA Act) with the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act (QBCC Act).

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