Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 No. 98
Table of Reprints
List of Legislation
Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 No. 98 (prev Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991)
date of assent 17 December 1991
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
pt 1 (other than ss 1–2), pt 2, pt 7, div 1 and s 115 commenced 1 January 1992 (see s 2 (1))
pt 7, divs 2–6 commenced 1 June 1992 (1992 SL No. 108)
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1992 (1992 SL No. 108)
Amending legislation
Building Act 1975 No. 11 s 283(3)(e) (prev s 69(3)(e)) (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 15 May 1975
pts 5–6 and 8 and sch commenced 1 April 1976 (proc pubd gaz 6 March 1976 p 886)
remaining provisions commenced 31 May 1975 (proc pubd gaz 31 May 1975 p 748)
Amending legislation
Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36 ss 1–2, 69 (amends 1975 No. 11 above)
date of assent 10 August 2006
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provision commenced 1 September 2006 (2006 SL No. 226)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 No. 36 ss 1–2 sch 1
date of assent 02 July 1992
amdts 3–14 commenced 1 July 1992 (see s 2 sch 1)
remaining provisions commenced on date of assent
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1992 No. 68 ss 1–3 sch 1
date of assent 07 December 1992
commenced on date of assent
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1993 No. 76 ss 1–3 sch 1
date of assent 14 December 1993
amdts 4–9 commenced 1 July 1992 (see s 3 sch 1)
remaining provisions commenced on date of assent
Land Title Act 1994 No. 11 ss 1–2, 194 sch 2
date of assent 07 March 1994
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 24 April 1994 (1994 SL No. 132)
Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Act 1994 No. 20
date of assent 10 May 1994
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
ss 4(1), (2) (ins of def licensed builder), 7–8, 13, 19–21, 23–24, 34, 3 sch amdts 3, 15 (ins of new cl 4) commenced 5 August 1994 (1994 SL No. 286)
remaining provisions commenced 20 May 1994 (1994 SL No. 156)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1994 No. 87 ss 1–3 sch 1
date of assent 01 December 1994
commenced on date of assent
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1
date of assent 28 November 1995
commenced on date of assent
Public Service Act 1996 No. 37 ss 1–2, 147 sch 2
date of assent 22 October 1996
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 December 1996 (1996 SL No. 361)
Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Amendment Act 1996 No. 54 ss 1–2, 9 sch
date of assent 20 November 1996
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 June 1997 (1997 SL No. 128)
Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Act 1996 No. 58
date of assent 05 December 1996
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 5 September 1996 (see s 2)
Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Act 1997 No. 70
date of assent 01 December 1997
commenced on date of assent
Building and Integrated Planning Amendment Act 1998 No. 13 ss 1, 2(3) pt 8
date of assent 23 March 1998
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
ss 185, 188 commenced 30 March 1998 (1998 SL No. 55)
remaining provisions commenced 30 April 1998 (1998 SL No. 55)
Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Act 1999 No. 43
date of assent 02 September 1999
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
ss 3, 4(2), 5 (other than to the extent it ins the new s 4C), 6–37, 38(1)–(3) commenced 1 October 1999 (1999 SL No. 226)
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000 (2000 SL No. 7)
Domestic Building Contracts Act 2000 No. 9 ss 1–2, 104 sch 1
date of assent 20 April 2000
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000 (2000 SL No. 156)
Queensland Building Tribunal Act 2000 No. 10 ss 1–2, 183 sch 1
date of assent 20 April 2000
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000 (2000 SL No. 157)
Mental Health Act 2000 No. 16 ss 1–2, 590 sch 1 pt 2
date of assent 08 June 2000
ss 1–2, 590 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (1))
remaining provisions commenced 28 February 2002 (2002 SL No. 27)
GST and Related Matters Act 2000 No. 20 ss 1, 2(2), (4), 29 sch 3
date of assent 23 June 2000
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000 (see s 2 (2), (4) and 2000 SL No. 7)
Equity and Fair Trading (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No. 24 pts 1, 11
date of assent 27 June 2000
commenced on date of assent
Tribunals Provisions Amendment Act 2002 No. 51 ss 1–2, 101 sch
date of assent 24 September 2002
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 6 December 2002 (2002 SL No. 325)
Architects Act 2002 No. 53 ss 1, 2(2), 166 sch 1
date of assent 01 November 2002
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2003 (see s 2 (2))
Professional Engineers Act 2002 No. 54 ss 1, 2(2), 166 sch 1
date of assent 01 November 2002
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2003 (see s 2 (2))
Queensland Building Services Authority and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No. 1 pts 1–2
date of assent 04 March 2003
ss 1–3, 41 and 43 commenced on date of assent (see s 2)
s 6 commenced 5 May 2003 (2003 SL No. 78)
ss 16, 23, 35 commenced 1 September 2003 (2003 SL No. 184)
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2003 (2003 SL No. 78)
Commercial and Consumer Tribunal Act 2003 No. 30 ss 1–2, 169 sch 1
date of assent 23 May 2003
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2003 (see s 2)
Residential Tenancies and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No. 36 pts 1, 4
date of assent 02 June 2003
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 4 July 2003 (2003 SL No. 157)
Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 No. 6 ss 1–2, 113 sch 1 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 20 May 2004
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
s 113 commenced 1 July 2004 (2004 SL No. 91)
sch 1 amdts 1, 3 (to the extent it om def building contract), 4 (to the extent it ins def building contract), 5 commenced 30 September 2005 (2005 SL No. 238)
remaining provisions commenced 1 October 2004 (see s 2)
Amending legislation
Housing and Other Acts Amendment Act 2005 No. 33 s 1, pt 3 (amends 2004 No. 6 above)
date of assent 18 August 2005
commenced on date of assent
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 No. 53
date of assent 29 November 2004
commenced on date of assent
Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36 pt 1, s 101 sch
date of assent 10 August 2006
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2006 (2006 SL No. 226)
Statutory Bodies Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 20 pts 1, 6
date of assent 23 April 2007
commenced on date of assent
Queensland Building Services Authority and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 47 pts 1–2
date of assent 25 October 2007
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
ss 6 (to the extent it ins s 30C), 8 (to the extent it ins s 32AB), 14(2)–(4), 14(5) (to the extent it ins s 42 (8B) (c)), 15 (to the extent it ins ss 42C–42D), 16 (to the extent it ins s 43 (1) (b) (iii), (2) (b) (iii), s 43B (2) (b) (iii), (3) (b) (iii)), 31 (to the extent it ins s 56AB (b)), 33 (to the extent it ins s 57 (b)), 34 (to the extent it ins s 62 (b)), 37 (to the extent it ins s 67AV (b)), 81 (to the extent it ins sch 1 pt 8 ss 33–34), 82(2) (to the extent it ins def fire protection occupational licence), 82(2) (to the extent it ins paras (c)–(f) of def fire protection work), 82(10) commenced 1 January 2009 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2)) (2008 SL No. 346 s 2))
remaining provisions commenced 21 December 2007 (2007 SL No. 330)
Financial Accountability Act 2009 No. 9 ss 1, 2(2), 136 sch 1
date of assent 28 May 2009
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 80)
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Jurisdiction Provisions) Amendment Act 2009 No. 24 ss 1–2, ch 12 pt 5
date of assent 26 June 2009
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 252)
Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Misconduct, Breaches of Discipline and Public Sector Ethics) Amendment Act 2009 No. 25 pt 1, s 83 sch
date of assent 11 August 2009
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 2 November 2009 (2009 SL No. 241)
Sustainable Planning Act 2009 No. 36 ss 1–2, 872 sch 2
date of assent 22 September 2009
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 18 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 281)
State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 48 ss 1, 2(5), ch 4 pt 19
date of assent 19 November 2009
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2009 immediately after the commencement of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 No. 23 ch 7 (see s 2 (5) and 2009 SL No. 251)
Fair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Amendment Act 2010 No. 54 ss 1–2, 67 sch
date of assent 01 December 2010
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2011 (2010 SL No. 359)
Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Act 2013 No. 38 pts 1–2, s 14 sch 1
date of assent 29 August 2013
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2013 (2013 SL No. 240)
Directors’ Liability Reform Amendment Act 2013 No. 51 ss 1–2(1), pt 56, s 229 sch 1
date of assent 29 October 2013
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 November 2013 (see s 2 (1))
Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 58 ss 1–2, pt 3
date of assent 07 November 2013
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2013 (2013 SL No. 241)
Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 64 ss 1, 2(1)(f), (3), pt 14 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 27 November 2013
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
pt 14 never proclaimed into force and omitted (see 2016 Act No. 62 s 152)
Amending legislation
Payroll Tax Rebate, Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No. 4 s 1, pt 2 (amends 2013 No. 64 above)
date of assent 11 June 2015
commenced on date of assent
Penalties and Sentences (Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council) Amendment Act 2016 No. 31 (amends 2013 No. 64 above)
date of assent 14 June 2016
comm on date of assent
Serious and Organised Crime Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 62 (amends 2013 No. 64 above)
date of assent 09 December 2016
comm on date of assent
Further Education and Training Act 2014 No. 25 ss 1–2, 223 sch 1 pt 2
date of assent 21 May 2014
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 102)
Professional Engineers and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 56 chs 1, 3 pt 3
date of assent 27 October 2014
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 10 November 2014 (2014 SL No. 254)
Queensland Building and Construction Commission and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 57 pts 1–2, s 80 sch 1
date of assent 27 October 2014
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
ss 3, 5–10, 13, 14(1), (3), 15, 17, 25, 26(2), 29, 37–41, 42(1)–(2), 43–46, 47(1)–(3), (6), 48–53, 55–58, 59 (to the extent it ins pt 11, divs 1, 2 (other than ss 57–59), 3, 6), 61(1) (to the extent it om def disciplinary proceeding), (2) (to the extent it ins defs consequential damage and direction to rectify or remedy), (3) commenced 15 December 2014 (2014 SL No. 308)
ss 4, 14(2), 16, 18–24, 26(1), 27, 28, 30–33, 42(3), 47(4), (5), 54, 59 (to the extent it ins new ss 57–59, pt 11 div 4), 60, 61(1) (other than to the extent it om defs consumer, residential construction work and speculative residential construction work), (2) (other than to the extent it ins defs appropriate insurance premium, assistance, associated insurable work, consumer, incomplete, insurable value, optional additional cover, primary insurable work, related roofed building, residence, residential construction work and speculative residential construction work) commenced 1 July 2015 (2015 SL No. 28)
ss 11–12 commenced 1 January 2015 (2014 SL No. 308)
ss 34–35 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (a))
remaining provisions commenced 28 October 2016 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) (2015 SL No. 139 s 2))
Amending legislation
Plumbing and Drainage and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 11 s 1, pt 4A (amends 2014 No. 57 above)
date of assent 24 March 2016
commenced on date of assent
Plumbing and Drainage and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 11 s 1, pt 4, s 36 sch 1
date of assent 24 March 2016
commenced on date of assent
Planning (Consequential) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 27
date of assent 25 May 2016
ss 1–2 comm on date of assent
pts 2–69 comm 3 July 2017 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))
Note—The Planning Act 2016 was renumbered in the first reprint—see 2016 Act No. 26 s 320A. Cross-references to the Planning Act 2016 have been updated to reflect the renumbering.
Industrial Relations Act 2016 No. 63
date of assent 09 December 2016
State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Act 2017 No. 13
date of assent 19 May 2017
pts 2–3, ss 11, 12, 14–16, 18–19, 20 (2), 22–23, 25 (as amd 2018 No. 27 s 77), 26(1)–(2) (as amd 2018 No. 27 s 78), 27, 29(1)–(2), 30 (to the extent it om s 42), 31–33, 35–41, 43, 44(3), 49–51, 55(1), 64, 65 (as amd 2018 No. 27 s 79), 69–70, 75, 78–79, 81(2)–(3), 82(1), 83(2), (4), 88 (to the extent it ins ss 188, 189, 190, 191, 192), 89(2) (to the extent it oms defs civil enforcement fee, default certificate, enforcement debtor, instalment payment notice, registration fee, threshold amount), (4) (to the extent it ins defs court debt payment notice, decision maker, early referral, early referral notice, enforceable amount (example), enforcement debtor, enforcement fee, infringement notice default, payment plan, relevant offence, unpaid court debt), 90 sch 1 (other than amdts of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, items 3 and 4, amdts of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009, items 2 and 3) (as amd 2017 No. 18 s 37 sch 1) not yet proclaimed into force (proposed commencement 20 May 2019 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2018 SL No. 51 s 2)) (AIA s 15DA does not apply to the provisions of this Act that commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation (see s 2 (2) (amd 2019 No. 16 s 64))
Building and Construction Legislation (Non-conforming Building Products—Chain of Responsibility and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 No. 29
date of assent 31 August 2017
pts 2–4, sch 1 comm 1 November 2017 (2017 SL No. 219)
Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 No. 43 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 10 November 2017
ss 1–2, ch 9 pt 1 div 1, ch 9 pts 2–3, ss 250–256, 260–265, 266 (2) and (3), 267 (2) and (3), 270–285, 288–297, 299–303 and 305, 307 (2) (other than to the extent it ins new def minimum financial requirements) comm on date of assent (see s 2 (1))
s 296 (2) comm on date of assent (see s 2 (1)) (amdt could not be given effect)
ch 1 (other than ss 1, 2 and 3 (2) (b)–(d)), ch 2, ch 6, ch 7 (other than s 201(2)(b)–(g), s 211 (other than s 211(1)(a)(ii) and (5), s 307(1) (other than to the extent it om def demerit matter), sch 2 comm 1 March 2018 (see s 2 and 2018 SL No. 15)
s 307 (1) (to the extent it om def demerit matter) not yet proclaimed into force and om 11 September 2018 (see 2018 Act No. 17 s 176ZT)
s 303A comm 11 November 2018 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))
ss 3 (2) (b)–(d), chs 3–5, s 201 (2) (b)–(g), ch 8 (other than pt 1A, s 211 (1) (a) (i), (b), (2)–(4A)), ss 278, 304 (2), 306, ch 9 pt 5, sch 1 comm 17 December 2018 (2018 SL No. 176))
ss 257–259, 266 (1), 267 (1), 268—269, 286–287, 298, 304(1), 307(2) (to the extent it ins new def minimum financial requirements) comm 1 January 2019 (2018 SL No. 219) (proposed commencement 11 November 2019 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2018 SL No. 178))
s 281 comm 11 November 2019 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2018 SL No. 178))
Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 No. 17
date of assent 11 September 2018
pt 9 div 1A (other than s 176F (2)), ss 192A–192K, 193A–193G, 196 (3)–(6), sch 2 (amdts of Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017) comm on date of assent (see s 2 (1))
pt 1 div 1 (other than ss 1–2), div 2, pts 2–7, pt 8 div 1, ss 159–173, 174, pt 9 div 1, s 176F (2), pt 9 div 2, div 4, sch 1, sch 2 (other than amdts of Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017) comm 1 July 2019 (2019 SL No. 41)
pt 9 div 3 (other than ss 192A–192K, 193A–193G and 196 (3)–(6)) comm 1 January 2020 (2019 SL No. 212)
Note—AIA s 15DA does not apply to pt 9 div 3 (see s 2 (2))
Land, Explosives and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 7
date of assent 29 March 2019
pt 9 div 3, sch 1 pt 2 comm 1 October 2019 (see s 2 (1))
Economic Development and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 11
date of assent 11 April 2019
pts 1–2, pt 4–5, 6 divs 1–2, 7 divs 1–2, 8–9, 11, 13, 14 divs 1–2, 15–20, sch 1 pt 1 comm on date of assent
Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 24
date of assent 23 July 2020
pt 6 div 1, ss 115A–115C, 115E, 125 (to the extent it ins pt 17 hdg, ss 79–79A) comm on date of assent
ss 115D, 115F comm 1 January 2020 (see s 2 (1))
pt 6 div 2 (other than ss 110–110A, 115–115F, 120A, 125–126), ss 125 (to the extent it ins ss 80–82), 126 (1) (other than to the extent it om defs fire protection system, fire protection work), (2) (other than to the extent ins defs fire protection equipment, fire protection work), pt 6 divs 3 (other than ss 127–129, 133), 4, s 153 sch 1 pt 2 comm 1 October 2020 (2020 SL No. 158 item 2)
ss 110, 115 comm 2 October 2020 (2020 SL No. 158 item 3)
ss 127–129, 133 comm 1 March 2021 (2020 SL No. 158 item 4)
ss 110A (amd 2020 Act No. 35 pt 1A), 120A, 126 (1) (to the extent it om defs fire protection system, fire protection work), (2) (to the extent it ins defs fire protection equipment, fire protection work) comm 1 May 2021 (2020 SL No. 158 item 5)
s 125A never proclaimed into force and om 2022 No 11 s 36
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 No. 23
date of assent 24 November 2021
pt 8A comm on date of assent
Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 11
date of assent 10 June 2022
pt 9, sch 1 comm on date of assent
Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34
date of assent 12 December 2022
s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23
date of assent 20 September 2023
s 247 sch 1 ss 1–2 (1), 4 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)
Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 14
date of assent 26 April 2024
pt 7 comm 1 July 2024 (2024 SL No. 84)
History notes
Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991
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Assent: 17 December 1991 | Act 1991, No. 98
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