QBCC

What Every Homeowner (and Builder) Should Know  When it comes to building or renovating your home in Queensland, you want assurance that the construction will meet the required standards. That’s where implied warranties under Part 3 of Schedule 1B of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (QBCC Act) come into play. These statutory warranties are […]

In the recent case of Queensland Building and Construction Commission v Smith [2024] QDC 101, the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) sought to recover amounts it had paid under the home warranty statutory insurance scheme (Scheme) from a director of a deregistered building company. The preliminary legal issue was whether the former director could be held[…]

What is Conciliation? The Queensland Building and Construction Commission are piloting a conciliation process – here is what we know. The QBCC are piloting a mediation / conciliation dispute resolution process (in addition to the EDR process currently in place) that is intended to deliver a conciliation service between homeowners and contractors to “secure outcomes ratified in an[…]