06

Dec

When is a company a “construction company?

Background The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) must not grant a license if a person is an excluded individual for a relevant event. An individual becomes excluded if they are a director, secretary or influential person for a construction company, within one year immediately before a ‘relevant company event’. In 2014 and 2015 the Queensland Building […]

04

Sep

Definition of “construction company” confirmed …

Confirmed – a company that only carries out building work in another State or Territory will fall within the definition of “construction company” under section 56AC of the QBCC Act – Midson Construction (Qld) Pty Ltd & Ors v QBCC & Ors The recent Supreme Court of Queensland decision of His Honour, Crow J, in Midson Construction[…]