Overview
The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) has released its Regulatory Report covering July to December 2025. The report details inspections, audits, enforcement actions, licensing activity, and dispute handling across the Queensland building and construction industry.
Proactive Inspections
QBCC inspectors conducted 1,918 proactive inspections across building, plumbing, fire, and mechanical services sites during this period. The overall compliance rate across those inspections was 89%.
Trust Account Audits
QBCC audited 144 companies holding Project Trust Accounts or Retention Trust Accounts. Of those, 77 were found to be non-compliant. One prosecution is currently in progress. The top non-compliance issues found were failure to notify the QBCC within 5 business days of account opening, closing, or name changes.
Dispute Handling
The QBCC handled 2,952 disputes related to defective work and insurance claims during the period. Home warranty insurance covers residential work up to $200,000 per claim.
Licensing and Unlicensed Contracting
The QBCC conducted 240 compliance site visits focused on licensing. During this period, inspectors confirmed 10 unlicensed contracting offences and 1 offence of a contractor engaging an unlicensed person.
Cladding Fire Risk - Safer Buildings Program
Buildings identified as a Cladding Fire Risk under the Safer Buildings Program are required to have either completed remediation or to be displaying the required 'Affected Private Building Notice'. During this period, 14 non-compliant buildings received education notices.
Key Actions Listed in the Report
- Plumbing licence holders: The report identifies lodging a Form 4 with the QBCC for all notifiable work as a key compliance area. The top five categories audited include water heater installation and removal, water supply pipe work, temperature control devices, sanitary plumbing, and fixtures in class 1 or 10 buildings.
- Trustees of Project Trust Accounts and Retention Trust Accounts under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017: The report flags record-keeping and the requirement to notify the QBCC within 5 business days of account opening, closing, or name changes as the top non-compliance issues found.
- Building contractors and subcontractors: The QBCC's 240 compliance site visits confirmed unlicensed contracting offences during this period. The report identifies confirming that all workers hold the correct QBCC licence as a compliance requirement.
- Owners and managers of buildings identified as a Cladding Fire Risk under the Safer Buildings Program: The requirement is to have either completed remediation or to be displaying the required 'Affected Private Building Notice'.
- The full QBCC Regulatory Report July-December 2025 is available at https://www.qbcc.qld.gov.au/resources/corporate-publication/regulatory-report-july-december-2025.
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