Industry Update
The Queensland government has made amendments to the Building Regulation 2006 (The Building and Other Legislation (Cladding) Amendment Regulation 2018 (QLD)). The new laws came into effect in Queensland from 1 October 2018, which now require building owners to register their building and complete a combustible cladding checklist.
This comes as part one of a three stage rollout. Stage two will require building owners to engage a building industry professional, where it’s not yet clear if combustible cladding has been used on the property. Should the property have combustible cladding, building owners will then need to engage a fire engineer to complete a risk assessment of the property (stage three).
This new legislation will effect buildings that are a class 2 – 9, of type A or B construction, built or have had the cladding altered after 1 January 1994 but before 1 October 2018. Failure to register and complete the combustible cladding checklist is an offence and may result in disciplinary action from the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC).
To register or find out further information on this, please click here.
