Construction Law in Queensland: Complete Guide

Article Summary

Construction law in Queensland governs how building work is contracted, performed, paid for, certified, disputed and remedied. The central legislation includes the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, especially schedule 1B for domestic building contracts; the Building Industry Fairness Security of Payment Act 2017, which creates rapid payment-claim and adjudication rights; the Building Act 1975; the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009; and the Australian Consumer Law in schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The contract remains the starting point, but it does not operate alone. Statutory licensing, writing, payment, consumer-protection and dispute-resolution rules may alter or override what the parties wrote.