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BCIPA PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE SUBMISSION

  • September 07, 2017

The Property Council has provided a submission on the Building and Construction Industry Payments Amendment Bill 2014 to the Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee.

The submission supports amendments outlined in the Bill including:

The establishment of an independent Adjudication Registry within the Queensland Building and Construction Commission to register and appoint adjudicators.

The introduction of a ‘dual model’ claim regime which grants extended timeframes for large or complex claims.

The extension to the timeframes within which a respondent must provide adjudication responses.

The amendment to the definition of ‘business days’ to exclude the 3 business days before Christmas until the 10 business days after New Year’s Day to reflect the industry shutdown.

The Property Council’s submission is available at the PDF link below.
 

 

BCIPA Parliamentary Committee Submission