Cladding Regulation Commences

The Building and Other Legislation (Cladding) Amendment Regulation 2018 came into effect on 1 October 2018, imposing new obligations on Queensland property owners.

The legislation requires owners of private and local government buildings to undertake a mandatory ‘combustible cladding checklist’.

The regulation is aimed at identifying buildings in Queensland that may have potentially combustible cladding, and is applicable to buildings that are:

• Class 2 – 9
• Of a type A or B construction, and were
• Built, or had the cladding altered, after 1 January 1994 but before 1 October 2018.

Building owners must register and begin the new statutory three stage process through the ‘Safer Buildings’ website. After registering through the website there are three stages that building owners may need to complete.

The deadline for the first stage of the process is Friday 29 March 2019.

Buildings determined to be affected through this process will be required to display a notice in a conspicuous position on the building and provide a copy of risk assessments to lot owners and tenants.

The website also includes the relevant forms outlined in the regulation, and a FAQ section.