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committee's Report

The Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee tabled Report No. 52 - Building and Construction Industry Payments Amendment Bill 2014 on Monday, 1 September 2014.  The Bill was PASSED on 11 September 2014.  The amended Act was assented to on 26 September 2014 and will come into force on a date to be proclaimed.

View:     Report
View:     Government Response 
View:     Bill
View:     Explanatory Notes
View:     Explanatory Speech

Referral

On 21 May 2014 the Minister for Housing and Public Works, the Hon. Tim Mander MP, introduced the Building and Construction Industry Payments Amendment Bill 2014 into the Queensland Parliament.  In accordance with the Standing order 131 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, the Bill was referred to the Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee for detailed consideration.

The Bill

The Bill amends the Building and Construction Industry Act 2004 with the key areas of reform as set out below:

• Appointment of Adjudicators and the Adjudication Process - establishes a single adjudication registry within the Queensland Building and Construction Commission to monitor performance and appoint adjudicators based on skills, knowledge and experience.
• Amendment of Timeframes for Claimants and Respondents - introduces a dual model regime to ensure a fairer system to address complex claims.
• Provision of Additional Information - for complex claims, the respondent will be able to include in its adjudication response all relevant reasons for withholding payment, whether or not these matters were raised in the payment schedule.

timeline

Public Briefing:      25 June 2014 - transcript
Public Hearing:      21 July 2014 - transcript
Report tabled on:  1 September 2014