QBCC Licensees Must Report Contact Detail Changes and Safety Matters, and Investigators Cannot Seize Devices Just to Check Licences
Queensland Building and Construction Commission and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Topics
building industry building standards law enforcement plumbing and drainage pool safety professional licensing workplace health and safety
Introduced by: The Hon Samuel O'Connor MP (LNP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
QBCC licensees can be fined up to 100 penalty units (2026: $17,270) if they fail to report safety matters to the commission or the WHS regulator.
QBCC investigators can now ask people for their home address and email address, and can demand a person's email address if they suspect a crime.
People face fines for refusing to give their email to a QBCC investigator.
QBCC investigators cannot seize a digital device if they only need it to check or copy a licence.
Building certifiers and pool safety inspectors must return their licence cards if they surrender their licence.
Plumbing and drainage licensees must return their licence cards within 10 business days if the commissioner changes their licence conditions.
QBCC licensees must tell the commission within 14 days if their home address, email, or phone number changes. They can be fined if they fail to do this without a reasonable excuse.
QBCC licensees must return their licence card or certificate within 14 days if their licence is suspended, cancelled, or changed. They can be fined up to 80 penalty units (2026: $13,816) if they fail to return these documents without a reasonable excuse.
The QBCC commission can now send documents by email. These documents are considered delivered on the day they are sent, unless they are for use in tribunal proceedings.
People required to meet with QBCC investigators can now attend those meetings using video or phone calls, unless the notice says they must attend in person.