Committee Details

About the Bill 

On 27 June 2025 the Hon Sam O’Connor MP, Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth introduced the Queensland Building and Construction Commission and Other Legislation Amendment Bill into the Queensland Parliament.  The Bill was referred to the State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee for detailed consideration.   

View: Explanatory speech
View: Bill 
View: Explanatory Notes 
View: Statement of compatibility 

The amendments in the Bill are the third tranche of the ‘Building Reg Reno’ (Building Regulation Renovation) package of reforms, which aims to improve productivity within Queensland’s building and construction industry while continuing to support efficient, risk-based regulatory effort and appropriate building standards. The objectives of the Bill are to: 

• ensure a contemporary, modernised regulatory framework for the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC)
• support the QBCC’s transition in delivering more services digitally to improve efficiency and customer experience
• streamline workplace safety notifications to improve productivity in Queensland’s building and construction industry.

The Bill amends the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, Building Act 1975 and Plumbing and Drainage Act 2017 to give effect to these reforms. The explanatory notes state that the amendments remove legislative impediments that restrict the QBCC’s ability to provide user-friendly and electronic services, including:

• removing the requirement for a QBCC licence to be issued as a hard copy card
• introducing a pathway to serve documents digitally.

According to the explanatory notes the Bill also includes amendments to make the process for reporting a safety matter less complex for QBCC licensees by:

• not requiring QBCC licensees to notify the QBCC of a safety matter if they are required to notify the regulator under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) or Electrical Safety Act 2002 (ES Act)
• making changes to the notification processes under the WHS Act or ES Act to ensure the regulator under the WHS Act or ES Act can promptly provide appropriate information to the QBCC about serious safety matters on building sites through information-sharing arrangements.

Further information

Further information including written briefings, correspondence, response to submissions, transcripts and answers to questions taken on notice are published under the Related Publications tab when available

PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS

The committee conducted a public briefing on the Bill on Wednesday, 9 July 2025. A public hearing is planned for Thursday, 24 July 2025. See timeline below for further information.

Committee’s report

The committee is due to table its report on Friday, 15 August 2025. The report will be published here.

Once the committee’s report has been tabled, the Government has three months to respond to the report’s recommendations (if any). At that time, the Government Response will be published here.

Timeline