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Queensland's 2025 Construction Law Overhaul: A Legal Guide to the BIF Act, Housing Code & WHS Changes
A detailed legal guide to the major changes in Queensland's construction industry for 2025. We break down the BIFOLA Act's pause on Project Trust Accounts, the new statewide Housing Code designed to speed up development, and stricter Work Health and Safety (WHS) reporting obligations. Understand how these reforms, driven by the QBCC's move to a "modern regulator" model, will impact your construction business, from contracts to compliance.

John Merlo
Dec 12, 202514 min read


Contractors be warned! Safety is everyone’s business and failure can be a criminal matter
Every moment you waste, could be the difference between a small fine or a large fine at best, and at worst a large fine and jail time. Have you ever heard the phrase “you never get a second chance to make a first impression?“. Well that is the case with the law. With proper help I can get you through your circumstances. On 6 October 2016, a milestone tragedy occurred which changed QLD legislation – seriously. Two workers were crushed to death by 28-tonnes of precast concret
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Mar 28, 20203 min read


Penalties for breaches to work health and safety law
Did you know work health and safety law in Queensland are a serious matter and now impose criminal liability for certain failures. Don’t ‘wait and see’ if you are investigated or fined… the time you take to respond could be the difference between, at best a small fine or a large fine, or at worst, a fine and jail time. Have you ever heard the expression “you never get a second chance to make a first impression”? I can help you make sure you get through what’s occurred the b
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Mar 28, 20203 min read
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