Policy & Advocacy agenda
The building and construction industry is facing numerous challenges, both new and ongoing. The dual crises of housing and cost-of-living persist, affecting the daily lives of Queenslanders and impacting construction businesses.
At the same time a lot is expected of our industry. The building data continues to show that we are still well short of the 50,000 dwellings we need to build in Queensland each year to meet the housing targets. We also have an enormous pipeline of vital community infrastructure projects before us, such as hospitals and schools, as well as those for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This enormous pipeline of work will continue to pressure supply chains, keeping labour in short supply.
It means tackling the linked problems of low industry productivity and the high regulatory burden on building and construction businesses.
In response, Master Builders will centre our advocacy on ensuring that new regulation is kept to an absolute minimum and where it is introduced it is practical, workable, does not increase the cost of construction, and provides a clear demonstrated net benefit.
We will also work to ensure the industry has the information and tools it needs to meet these challenges.
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Fair, transparent, accountable regulator
The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) needs to operate as a best practice, balanced and robust regulator.
Roll back unnecessary red tape
Government & policymakers must remember that decisions they make have potential for significant impacts on the delivery of new construction.
Sustainable businesses
Builders need adequate cashflow, certainty of overhead costs and predictable labour and material costs.
Better building practices
Better building practices come about through education, driving professional growth, and enhanced regulatory clarity.
Improve productivity
A central driver to building a strong Queensland economy, delivering housing targets & planned infrastructure, & increasing industry capacity.
Building our workforce
We must do more to attract and retain people to our industry and to ensure that they have the appropriate skills to get the job done.
Keeping workplaces safe
Health and safety need to be a central focus on every Queensland construction site, and a positive safety culture must be promoted on all worksites.
Meeting Queensland's housing targets
We need to be building substantially more new dwellings each year to both address the current housing need & to keep up with our growing population.
Environmental sustainability and resilience
Ambitious targets have been put in place by government and industry to improve the environmental sustainability of buildings.
Brisbane 2032 Legacy
There is an opportunity in the program of work to deliver on a legacy that will extend beyond the few weeks of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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