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The federal government has announced a special public holiday as memorial to the late Queen, to be held on Thursday, 22 September.

There is a window of opportunity to rely on the Special Purpose Financial Statements (SPFS) and skip the greater cost of preparing the General Purpose Financial Statements (GPFS) in the preparation of a QBCC Minimum Financial Requirements (MFR) report.

Government has announced a delay in the implementation of the next iteration of the National Construction Code (NCC), NCC 2022.

As of 1 September 2022 new suburbs will be added to the fire ant biosecurity zones.

From 1 July 2022, the prescribed accounting standards have changed, with a knock-on effect impacting QBCC Minimum Financial Requirements (MFR) Reports.

The federal government has registered a legislative instrument called the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work Amendment Instrument 2022.

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) have advised of upcoming audit activity.

The outcomes of the QBCC Governance Review have been released, including the Queensland Government’s response to the review and a 90-day action plan with some positive recommendations made in line with Master Builders QBCC Governance Review submission.

WorkCover recently advised that premiums are rising from 1 July 2022.

The Fair Work Commission Wage Panel awarded an increase of $40.00 per week (or 5.2%) taking the National Minimum wage to $812.60 per week or $21.38 per hour.