- Legislation implements Tranche 3 of the Building Reg Reno.
- More user-friendly, modernised building regulator with digital licensing and electronic service enabled.
- Changes to reporting of serious workplace incidents to improve safety.
The Crisafulli Government is driving productivity and improving safety in the building and construction industry with the introduction of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.
The Bill implements Tranche 3 of the Building Reg Reno package of legislative reforms, which includes modernising the Queensland Building and Construction Commission's (QBCC) processes.
The changes pave the way for Queensland's building industry regulator to finally move into the 21st Century by enabling user-friendly electronic services and support digital licensing for QBCC licensees.
For Queenslanders this means faster builds, less paperwork, and a building system that works for anyone building or renovating a home. For tradies it means more time on the tools and safer worksites.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a record investment of $8.1 billion in the 2025-26 Budget across five years to boost home ownership, housing infrastructure and new social and community housing to provide a place to call home for more Queenslanders.
The investment lays the foundation for a fresh start to ease Labor's Housing Crisis and deliver on the Crisafulli Government's promise to deliver one million new homes over the next two decades.
The Bill will also streamline workplace safety notification requirements and increase penalties for non-compliance on reporting requirements for QBCC licensees from 80 to 100 penalty units.
The Bill's introduction follows the restoration of the independent Queensland Productivity Commission, with its first task being a regulatory review of Queensland's building and construction sector to identify opportunities to boost productivity.
Minister for Housing and Public Works Sam O'Connor said the changes support the Commission's work as well as a more productive, efficient and well-functioning building industry.
"This is another step towards breaking down barriers in the building and construction industry, removing obstacles that have stood in the way of digital uptake in Queensland," Minister O'Connor said.
"These changes remove unnecessary roadblocks that were preventing the QBCC from providing more user-friendly digital services and licensing.
"We're also streamlining the reporting of serious workplace incidents and increasing penalties for non-compliance to improve safety for builders, tradies and subbies across Queensland.
"Information sharing arrangements between the Office of Industrial Relations and the QBCC will ensure the QBCC is promptly notified of serious safety incidents on building sites.
"These changes are reinforcing the foundations for a stronger, more efficient construction industry that can deliver more Queenslanders a place to call home and infrastructure our growing state needs."
