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453 <a href="/licences/apply-licence/photo-id-requirements" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6736">Photo-ID requirements</a> 454 455 </li> 456 </ul> 457 458 </div> 459 </li> 460 461 462 463 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 464 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/licences/maintain-your-licence">Maintain your licence</span> 465 466 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 467 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 468 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 469 470 471 472 <li class="menu-item"> 473 <a href="/licences/maintain-your-licence/update-details-your-licence" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/196">Update your licence details</a> 474 475 </li> 476 477 478 479 <li class="menu-item"> 480 <a href="/licences/maintain-your-licence/renew-restore-replace-your-licence" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/201">Renew, restore, replace licence</a> 481 482 </li> 483 484 485 486 <li class="menu-item"> 487 <a href="/licences/maintain-your-licence/change-your-licence-type" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/206">Change your licence type</a> 488 489 </li> 490 491 492 493 <li class="menu-item"> 494 <a href="/licences/maintain-licence/continuing-professional-development" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/216">Continuing professional development (CPD)</a> 495 496 </li> 497 498 499 500 <li class="menu-item"> 501 <a href="/licences/maintain-your-licence/mfr-annual-reporting" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/221">MFR & annual reporting</a> 502 503 </li> 504 505 506 507 <li class="menu-item"> 508 <a href="/licences/maintain-your-licence/remove-condition-your-licence" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/226">Remove condition on licence</a> 509 510 </li> 511 512 513 514 <li class="menu-item"> 515 <a href="/licences/maintain-your-licence/surrender-your-licence" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/211">Surrender your licence</a> 516 517 </li> 518 </ul> 519 520 </div> 521 </li> 522 523 524 525 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 526 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/licences/licensing-reforms">Licensing reforms</span> 527 528 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 529 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 530 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 531 532 533 534 <li class="menu-item"> 535 <a href="/licences/licensing-reforms/deconstructing-building-reg-reno" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6981">Building Reg Reno</a> 536 537 </li> 538 539 540 541 <li class="menu-item">
542 <a href="/licences/licensing-reforms/fire-protection-upskilling-requirements" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6036">Fire protection upskilling requirements</a> 543 544 </li> 545 546 547 548 <li class="menu-item"> 549 <a href="/licences/licensing-reforms/new-fire-protection-licence-framework" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/231">New fire protection framework</a> 550 551 </li> 552 553 554 555 <li class="menu-item"> 556 <a href="/licences/digital-licence" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7356">Digital licences</a> 557 558 </li> 559 </ul> 560 561 </div> 562 </li> 563 564 565 566 <li class="menu-item"> 567 <a href="/licences/you-grow" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/116">As you grow</a> 568 569 </li> 570 571 572 573 <li class="menu-item"> 574 <a href="/licences/licence-issues" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/121">Dealing with licence issues</a> 575 576 </li> 577 </ul> 578 579 </div> 580 </li> 581 582 583 584 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 585 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/running-your-business">Running your business</span> 586 587 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 588 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 589 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 590 591 592 593 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 594 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/running-your-business/home-warranty-insurance-obligations">Home warranty obligations</span> 595 596 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 597 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 598 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 599 600 601 602 <li class="menu-item"> 603 <a href="/running-your-business/home-warranty-insurance-obligations/who-pays-home-warranty-when" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2896">Who pays and when</a> 604 605 </li> 606 607 608 609 <li class="menu-item"> 610 <a href="/running-your-business/home-warranty-insurance-obligations/what-work-requires-insurance" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2886">What work requires insurance</a> 611 612 </li> 613 614 615 616 <li class="menu-item"> 617 <a href="/running-your-business/home-warranty-insurance-obligations/calculating-premium" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2891">Calculating the premium</a> 618 619 </li> 620 621 622 623 <li class="menu-item"> 624 <a href="/running-your-business/home-warranty-insurance-obligations/take-out-home-warranty-cover" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2746">Take out cover</a> 625 626 </li> 627 628 629 630 <li class="menu-item"> 631 <a href="/running-your-business/home-warranty-insurance-obligations/change-cancel-amend-cover" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2901">Change, cancel or amend cover</a> 632 633 </li> 634 </ul> 635 636 </div> 637 </li> 638 639 640 641 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded">
642 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/running-your-business/getting-paid">Getting paid</span> 643 644 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 645 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 646 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 647 648 649 650 <li class="menu-item"> 651 <a href="/running-your-business/getting-paid/payment-protection-laws" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1711">Payment protection laws</a> 652 653 </li> 654 655 656 657 <li class="menu-item"> 658 <a href="/running-your-business/getting-paid/request-payment" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1221">Request payment</a> 659 660 </li> 661 662 663 664 <li class="menu-item"> 665 <a href="/running-your-business/getting-paid/respond-payment-request" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1226">Respond to payment request</a> 666 667 </li> 668 669 670 671 <li class="menu-item"> 672 <a href="/running-your-business/getting-paid/getting-paid-trust-account" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1606">Getting paid from a trust account</a> 673 674 </li> 675 </ul> 676 677 </div> 678 </li> 679 680 681 682 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 683 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/running-your-business/financial-requirements">Financial requirements</span> 684 685 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 686 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 687 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 688 689 690 691 <li class="menu-item"> 692 <a href="/running-your-business/financial-requirements/what-are-minimum-financial-requirements" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3701">What are minimum financial requirements</a> 693 694 </li> 695 696 697 698 <li class="menu-item"> 699 <a href="/running-your-business/financial-requirements/maximum-revenue" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3706">Maximum revenue</a> 700 701 </li> 702 703 704 705 <li class="menu-item"> 706 <a href="/running-your-business/financial-requirements/net-tangible-assets" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3711">Net tangible assets</a> 707 708 </li> 709 710 711 712 <li class="menu-item"> 713 <a href="/running-your-business/financial-requirements/current-ratio-requirements" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3721">Current ratio requirements</a> 714 715 </li> 716 717 718 719 <li class="menu-item"> 720 <a href="/running-your-business/financial-requirements/deed-covenant-assurance" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3726">Deed of covenant and assurance</a> 721 722 </li> 723 724 725 726 <li class="menu-item"> 727 <a href="/running-your-business/financial-requirements/financial-reporting-obligations-contractor-licensees" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3731">Financial reporting obligations</a> 728 729 </li> 730 731 732 733 <li class="menu-item"> 734 <a href="/running-your-business/financial-requirements/mfr-information-accountants" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3936">MFR information for accountants</a> 735 736 </li> 737 </ul> 738 739 </div> 740 </li> 741 742 743 744 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded">
745 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/running-your-business/trust-accounts">Trust accounts</span> 746 747 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 748 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 749 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 750 751 752 753 <li class="menu-item"> 754 <a href="/running-your-business/trust-accounts/retention-trust-training" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5581">Retention trust training</a> 755 756 </li> 757 758 759 760 <li class="menu-item"> 761 <a href="/running-your-business/trust-accounts/planning-trust-account" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5226">Planning a trust account</a> 762 763 </li> 764 765 766 767 <li class="menu-item"> 768 <a href="/running-your-business/trust-accounts/operating-trust-account" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5241">Operating a trust account</a> 769 770 </li> 771 772 773 774 <li class="menu-item"> 775 <a href="/running-your-business/trust-accounts/approved-audit-programs" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/4581">Approved audit programs</a> 776 777 </li> 778 779 780 781 <li class="menu-item"> 782 <a href="/running-your-business/trust-accounts/trust-account-reviews" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5256">Trust account reviews</a> 783 784 </li> 785 786 787 788 <li class="menu-item"> 789 <a href="/running-your-business/trust-accounts/st-hilliers-contracting-pty-ltd" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6276">St Hilliers Contracting Pty Ltd</a> 790 791 </li> 792 793 794 795 <li class="menu-item"> 796 <a href="/running-your-business/trust-accounts/gcb-constructions-qld-pty-ltd" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5956">GCB Constructions Pty Ltd</a> 797 798 </li> 799 800 801 802 <li class="menu-item"> 803 <a href="/running-your-business/trust-accounts/pbs-building-qld-pty-ltd" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5756">PBS Building (Qld) Pty Ltd</a> 804 805 </li> 806 </ul> 807 808 </div> 809 </li> 810 811 812 813 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 814 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/running-your-business/contracts">Contracts</span> 815 816 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 817 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 818 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 819 820 821 822 <li class="menu-item"> 823 <a href="/running-your-business/contracts/domestic-building-contracts" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2646">Domestic building contracts</a> 824 825 </li> 826 827 828 829 <li class="menu-item"> 830 <a href="/running-your-business/contracts/commercial-contracts-subcontracts" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1716">Commercial contracts & subcontracts</a> 831 832 </li> 833 834 835 836 <li class="menu-item"> 837 <a href="/running-your-business/contracts/contract-changes-variations" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2731">Contract changes & variations</a> 838 839 </li> 840 841 842 843 <li class="menu-item"> 844 <a href="/running-your-business/contracts/cost-plus-construction-management-contracts" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2776">Cost plus & construction management contracts</a> 845 846 </li> 847 848 849 850 <li class="menu-item"> 851 <a href="/running-your-business/contracts/retentions-securities" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2666">Retentions & securities</a> 852 853 </li> 854 </ul> 855 856 </div> 857 </li> 858 859 860 861 <li class="menu-item"> 862 <a href="/running-your-business/advertising" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/331">Advertising</a> 863 864 </li> 865 </ul> 866 867 </div> 868 </li> 869 870 871 872 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded">
873 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/worksite-building-practice">Worksite & building practice</span> 874 875 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 876 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 877 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 878 879 880 881 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 882 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/worksite-building-practice/site-responsibilities">On-site responsibilities</span> 883 884 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 885 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 886 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 887 888 889 890 <li class="menu-item"> 891 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/site-responsibilities/site-signage" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3116">Site signage</a> 892 893 </li> 894 895 896 897 <li class="menu-item"> 898 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/site-responsibilities/supervision-quality-control" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3111">Supervision & quality control</a> 899 900 </li> 901 902 903 904 <li class="menu-item"> 905 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/site-responsibilities/building-inspections-approvals" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3131">Building inspections & approvals</a> 906 907 </li> 908 909 910 911 <li class="menu-item"> 912 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/site-responsibilities/handover" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3516">Handover</a> 913 914 </li> 915 </ul> 916 917 </div> 918 </li> 919 920 921 922 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 923 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/worksite-building-practice/plumbing-work">Plumbing work</span> 924 925 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 926 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 927 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 928 929 930 931 <li class="menu-item"> 932 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/plumbing-work/regulated-plumbing-work-requirements" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/811">Regulated plumbing work</a> 933 934 </li> 935 936 937 938 <li class="menu-item"> 939 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/plumbing-work/what-notifiable-work" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/816">What is notifiable work</a> 940 941 </li> 942 943 944 945 <li class="menu-item"> 946 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/plumbing-work/categories-notifiable-work" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2531">Categories of notifiable work</a> 947 948 </li> 949 950 951 952 <li class="menu-item"> 953 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/plumbing-work/how-register-notifiable-work" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/826">How to register notifiable work</a> 954 955 </li> 956 957 958 959 <li class="menu-item"> 960 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/plumbing-work/amend-cancel-form-44a" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/856">Amend or cancel a Form 4/4a</a> 961 962 </li> 963 964 965 966 <li class="menu-item"> 967 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/plumbing-work/avoid-common-notifiable-work-errors" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/831">Avoid common errors</a> 968 969 </li> 970 971 972 973 <li class="menu-item"> 974 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/plumbing-work/when-you-might-get-audited" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/841">When you might get audited</a> 975 976 </li> 977 978 979 980 <li class="menu-item"> 981 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/plumbing-work/information-real-estate-agents" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5866">Information for real estate agents</a> 982 983 </li> 984 </ul> 985 986 </div> 987 </li> 988 989 990 991 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded">
992 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/worksite-building-practice/non-conforming-building-products">Non-conforming building products</span> 993 994 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 995 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 996 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 997 998 999 1000 <li class="menu-item"> 1001 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/non-conforming-building-products/building-product-undertakings" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5761">Building product undertakings</a> 1002 1003 </li> 1004 1005 1006 1007 <li class="menu-item"> 1008 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/non-conforming-building-products/safer-buildings" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/881">Safer buildings</a> 1009 1010 </li> 1011 1012 1013 1014 <li class="menu-item"> 1015 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/non-conforming-building-products/what-are-non-conforming-building" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/866">What are non-conforming building products</a> 1016 1017 </li> 1018 1019 1020 1021 <li class="menu-item"> 1022 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/non-conforming-building-products/your-responsibilities-ncbp" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/876">Your responsibilities with NCBP</a> 1023 1024 </li> 1025 </ul> 1026 1027 </div> 1028 </li> 1029 1030 1031 1032 <li class="menu-item"> 1033 <a href="/worksite-building-practice/disaster-recovery" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/351">Disaster & recovery</a> 1034 1035 </li> 1036 </ul> 1037 1038 </div> 1039 </li> 1040 1041 1042 1043 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 1044 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/complaints-disputes">Complaints & disputes</span> 1045 1046 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 1047 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 1048 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 1049 1050 1051 1052 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 1053 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/complaints-disputes/preventing-handling-disputes">Preventing & handling disputes</span> 1054 1055 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 1056 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 1057 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 1058 1059 1060 1061 <li class="menu-item"> 1062 <a href="/complaints-disputes/preventing-handling-disputes/mediation-conciliation" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7871">Mediation and Conciliation </a> 1063 1064 </li> 1065 </ul> 1066 1067 </div> 1068 </li> 1069 1070 1071 1072 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded">
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1269 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/non-compliance">Non-compliance</span> 1270 1271 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 1272 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 1273 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 1274 1275 1276 1277 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 1278 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/non-compliance/consequences-non-compliance">Consequences for non-compliance</span> 1279 1280 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 1281 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 1282 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 1283 1284 1285 1286 <li class="menu-item"> 1287 <a href="/non-compliance/consequences-non-compliance/direction-rectify" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/536">Direction to rectify</a> 1288 1289 </li> 1290 1291 1292 1293 <li class="menu-item"> 1294 <a href="/non-compliance/consequences-non-compliance/demerit-points" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/541">Demerit points</a> 1295 1296 </li> 1297 1298 1299 1300 <li class="menu-item"> 1301 <a href="/non-compliance/consequences-non-compliance/fines" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/546">Fines</a> 1302 1303 </li> 1304 1305 1306 1307 <li class="menu-item"> 1308 <a href="/non-compliance/consequences-non-compliance/judgment-debts" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/551">Judgment debts</a> 1309 1310 </li> 1311 1312 1313 1314 <li class="menu-item"> 1315 <a href="/non-compliance/consequences-non-compliance/suspended-cancelled-licence" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/561">Suspended or cancelled licence</a> 1316 1317 </li> 1318 1319 1320 1321 <li class="menu-item"> 1322 <a href="/non-compliance/consequences-non-compliance/exclusion-due-insolvency" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/566">Exclusion due to insolvency</a> 1323 1324 </li> 1325 </ul> 1326 1327 </div> 1328 </li> 1329 1330 1331 1332 <li class="menu-item"> 1333 <a href="/non-compliance/understand-when-you-are-breaking-law" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/521">When you are breaking the law</a> 1334 1335 </li> 1336 1337 1338 1339 <li class="menu-item"> 1340 <a href="/non-compliance/how-we-detect-non-compliance" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/526">How we detect non-compliance</a> 1341 1342 </li> 1343 1344 1345 1346 <li class="menu-item"> 1347 <a href="/non-compliance/audit-program-building-certifiers" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6761">Audit program - Building Certifiers</a> 1348 1349 </li> 1350 </ul> 1351 1352 </div> 1353 </li> 1354 1355 1356 1357 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded">
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1756 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/home-owner-hub/queensland-home-warranty-scheme">Queensland Home Warranty Scheme</span> 1757 1758 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 1759 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 1760 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 1761 1762 1763 1764 <li class="menu-item"> 1765 <a href="/home-owner-hub/queensland-home-warranty-scheme/what-home-warranty-insurance" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2931">What is home warranty insurance</a> 1766 1767 </li> 1768 1769 1770 1771 <li class="menu-item"> 1772 <a href="/home-owner-hub/queensland-home-warranty-scheme/time-limits-cover-claims" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2841">Time limits for cover & claims</a> 1773 1774 </li> 1775 1776 1777 1778 <li class="menu-item"> 1779 <a href="/home-owner-hub/queensland-home-warranty-scheme/maximum-amounts-covered" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3961">Maximum amounts covered</a> 1780 1781 </li> 1782 1783 1784 1785 <li class="menu-item"> 1786 <a href="/home-owner-hub/queensland-home-warranty-scheme/who-pays-premium" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2911">Who pays the premium</a> 1787 1788 </li> 1789 1790 1791 1792 <li class="menu-item"> 1793 <a href="/home-owner-hub/queensland-home-warranty-scheme/request-change-cancel-amend-cover" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2916">Request to change, cancel, amend cover</a> 1794 1795 </li> 1796 1797 1798 1799 <li class="menu-item"> 1800 <a href="/home-owner-hub/queensland-home-warranty-scheme/take-out-optional-additional-cover" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/4111">Take out optional additional cover</a> 1801 1802 </li> 1803 1804 1805 1806 <li class="menu-item"> 1807 <a href="/home-owner-hub/queensland-home-warranty-scheme/insurance-search-property" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2921">Insurance search on your property</a> 1808 1809 </li> 1810 </ul> 1811 1812 </div> 1813 </li> 1814 1815 1816 1817 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 1818 <span class='menu-top-level' data-drupal-link-system-path="/home-owner-hub/swimming-pools">Swimming pools</span> 1819 1820 <div class="mega-menu-wrapper sub-menu-wrapper"> 1821 <ul class="menu sub-menu sub-menu_level-1 sub-menu_level-2"> 1822 <li class="menu-item go-previous-menu"><a class="go-previous-menu-link" href="" title="back"><i class="fal fa-chevron-left"></i>Back</a></li> 1823 1824 1825 1826 <li class="menu-item"> 1827 <a href="/home-owner-hub/swimming-pools/swimming-pool-safety-laws" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/601">Swimming pool safety laws</a> 1828 1829 </li> 1830 1831 1832 1833 <li class="menu-item"> 1834 <a href="/home-owner-hub/swimming-pools/pool-safety-standard" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/616">Pool safety standard</a> 1835 1836 </li> 1837 1838 1839 1840 <li class="menu-item"> 1841 <a href="/home-owner-hub/swimming-pools/build-pool" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/606">Build a pool</a> 1842 1843 </li> 1844 1845 1846 1847 <li class="menu-item"> 1848 <a href="/home-owner-hub/swimming-pools/inspect-certify-pool" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/621">Inspect & certify a pool</a> 1849 1850 </li> 1851 1852 1853 1854 <li class="menu-item"> 1855 <a href="/home-owner-hub/swimming-pools/register-pool" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2861">Register a pool</a> 1856 1857 </li> 1858 1859 1860 1861 <li class="menu-item"> 1862 <a href="/home-owner-hub/swimming-pools/buy-sell-lease-property-pool" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/626">Buy, sell or lease property with pool</a> 1863 1864 </li> 1865 1866 1867 1868 <li class="menu-item"> 1869 <a href="/home-owner-hub/swimming-pools/local-councils-role-pool-safety" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/631">Local council's role in pool safety</a> 1870 1871 </li> 1872 </ul> 1873 1874 </div> 1875 </li> 1876 1877 1878 1879 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded">
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aria-level="3" > 3309 <div class="tbm-link-container"> 3310 <a href="/complaints-disputes/building-work-issue/apply-directly-qcat" class="tbm-link level-3"> 3311 Apply directly to QCAT 3312 </a> 3313 </div> 3314 3315</li> 3316 3317 </ul> 3318 3319 </div> 3320</div> 3321 3322 </div> 3323 3324 </div> 3325 3326</li> 3327 3328 </ul> 3329 3330 </div> 3331</div> 3332 3333 <div class="tbm-column span3"> 3334 <div class="tbm-column-inner"> 3335 <ul class="tbm-subnav level-1 items-1"> 3336 <li class="tbm-item level-2 tbm-group" aria-level="2" > 3337 <div class="tbm-link-container"> 3338 <a href="/complaints-disputes/report-offence-misconduct" class="tbm-link level-2 tbm-group-title" aria-expanded="false"> 3339 Report offence or misconduct 3340 </a> 3341 </div> 3342 <div class="tbm-group-container tbm-item-child"> 3343 <div class="tbm-row"> 3344 <div class="tbm-column span12"> 3345 <div class="tbm-column-inner"> 3346 <ul class="tbm-subnav level-2 items-5"> 3347 <li class="tbm-item level-3" 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The QBCC may be able to help "> 5016 </div> 5017 5018 <div class="card-body card-body-grid"> 5019 5020 <div class="card-date-section"><strong>Article</strong> | 9 Sep 2026</div> 5021 5022 <div class="card-title-section"> 5023 <h4 class="h5">Owed money? The QBCC may be able to help </h4> 5024 </div> 5025 5026 <div class="card-description-section"> 5027 <p class="description">If you're a sub-contractor, or supplier and you're chasing payment for building work you've completed, we might be able to help.&nbsp;...</p> 5028 </div> 5029 5030 <div class="cta-wrapper d-flex"> 5031 <div class="card__cta cta bold arrow-right-icon"> 5032 Read More 5033 </div> 5034 </div> 5035 </div> 5036 5037 <div class="card-body-list"> 5038 <div class="list-term-type"> 5039 <div class="list-term-type-icon"><i class="far fa-rss"></i></div> 5040 <div><p>Article</p></div> 5041 </div> 5042 5043 <div class="list-title"><p>Owed money? The QBCC may be able to help <p></div> 5044 <div class="list-date"><p>9 Sep 2026<p></div> 5045 </div> 5046 </div> 5047 </a> 5048 </article> 5049</div> 5050 5051</div> 5052 <div class="resource-col card-link-col"> 5053 5054<div class="node--view-mode-card-wrapper"> 5055 <article class="node resource-article node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-card"> 5056 5057 5058 5059 5060 5061 5062 <a class="card-link card-link-landing-page " href="/news/what-weve-heard-what-weve-changed" target="_self"> 5063 <div class="card"> 5064 <div class="card-image-wrapper "> 5065 <img class="img-fluid card-img-top" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2026-02/banner-abn-qbcc-licence-article.png?itok=CmlNf04Z" alt="What weâve heard and what weâve changed "> 5066 </div> 5067 5068 <div class="card-body card-body-grid"> 5069 5070 <div class="card-date-section"><strong>Article</strong> | 25 Aug 2026</div> 5071 5072 <div class="card-title-section"> 5073 <h4 class="h5">What weâve heard and what weâve changed </h4> 5074 </div> 5075 5076 <div class="card-description-section"> 5077 <p class="description">Home owners, licensees and industry stakeholders have consistently told us they want services that are easier to access, faster, more transparent and more ...</p> 5078 </div> 5079 5080 <div class="cta-wrapper d-flex"> 5081 <div class="card__cta cta bold arrow-right-icon"> 5082 Read More 5083 </div> 5084 </div> 5085 </div> 5086 5087 <div class="card-body-list"> 5088 <div class="list-term-type"> 5089 <div class="list-term-type-icon"><i class="far fa-rss"></i></div> 5090 <div><p>Article</p></div> 5091 </div> 5092 5093 <div class="list-title"><p>What weâve heard and what weâve changed <p></div> 5094 <div class="list-date"><p>25 Aug 2026<p></div> 5095 </div> 5096 </div> 5097 </a> 5098 </article> 5099</div> 5100 5101</div> 5102 <div class="resource-col card-link-col"> 5103 5104<div class="node--view-mode-card-wrapper"> 5105 <article class="node resource-article node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-card"> 5106 5107 5108 5109 5110 5111 5112 <a class="card-link card-link-landing-page " href="/news/compliance-enforcement-strategy-2026-2030" target="_self"> 5113 <div class="card"> 5114 <div class="card-image-wrapper "> 5115 <img class="img-fluid card-img-top" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_
5115image/public/2021-11/banner-compliance-13-officer-going-down-stairs.jpg?itok=JXFRp9j-" alt="Compliance and Enforcement Strategy 2026â2030"> 5116 </div> 5117 5118 <div class="card-body card-body-grid"> 5119 5120 <div class="card-date-section"><strong>Article</strong> | 17 Aug 2026</div> 5121 5122 <div class="card-title-section"> 5123 <h4 class="h5">Compliance and Enforcement Strategy 2026â2030</h4> 5124 </div> 5125 5126 <div class="card-description-section"> 5127 <p class="description">New strategy sets out a fair, modern approach to compliance and enforcementThe QBCC has published its Compliance and Enforcement Strategy 2026â2030, settin...</p> 5128 </div> 5129 5130 <div class="cta-wrapper d-flex"> 5131 <div class="card__cta cta bold arrow-right-icon"> 5132 Read More 5133 </div> 5134 </div> 5135 </div> 5136 5137 <div class="card-body-list"> 5138 <div class="list-term-type"> 5139 <div class="list-term-type-icon"><i class="far fa-rss"></i></div> 5140 <div><p>Article</p></div> 5141 </div> 5142 5143 <div class="list-title"><p>Compliance and Enforcement Strategy 2026â2030<p></div> 5144 <div class="list-date"><p>17 Aug 2026<p></div> 5145 </div> 5146 </div> 5147 </a> 5148 </article> 5149</div> 5150 5151</div> 5152 <div class="resource-col card-link-col"> 5153 5154<div class="node--view-mode-card-wrapper"> 5155 <article class="node resource-article node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-card"> 5156 5157 5158 5159 5160 5161 5162 <a class="card-link card-link-landing-page " href="/news/taking-guesswork-out-building-renovating" target="_self"> 5163 <div class="card"> 5164 <div class="card-image-wrapper "> 5165 <img class="img-fluid card-img-top" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2025-06/banner-your-property-renovation-house-plans.jpg?itok=Kzp742Es" alt="Taking the guesswork out of building and renovating "> 5166 </div> 5167 5168 <div class="card-body card-body-grid"> 5169 5170 <div class="card-date-section"><strong>Article</strong> | 14 Aug 2026</div> 5171 5172 <div class="card-title-section"> 5173 <h4 class="h5">Taking the guesswork out of building and renovating </h4> 5174 </div> 5175 5176 <div class="card-description-section"> 5177 <p class="description">Building or renovating can be one of the biggest investments you'll make....</p> 5178 </div> 5179 5180 <div class="cta-wrapper d-flex"> 5181 <div class="card__cta cta bold arrow-right-icon"> 5182 Read More 5183 </div> 5184 </div> 5185 </div> 5186 5187 <div class="card-body-list"> 5188 <div class="list-term-type"> 5189 <div class="list-term-type-icon"><i class="far fa-rss"></i></div> 5190 <div><p>Article</p></div> 5191 </div> 5192 5193 <div class="list-title"><p>Taking the guesswork out of building and renovating <p></div> 5194 <div class="list-date"><p>14 Aug 2026<p></div> 5195 </div> 5196 </div> 5197 </a> 5198 </article> 5199</div> 5200 5201</div> 5202 <div class="resource-col card-link-col"> 5203 5204<div class="node--view-mode-card-wrapper"> 5205 <article class="node resource-article node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-card"> 5206 5207 5208 5209 5210 5211 5212 <a class="card-link card-link-landing-page " href="/news/looking-ahead-qbccs-near-term-regulatory-priorities" target="_self"> 5213 <div class="card"> 5214 <div class="card-image-wrapper "> 5215 <img class="img-fluid card-img-top" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/documents/looking_ahead_0.png?itok=vqfvi2FK" alt="Looking ahead: QBCC's near-term regulatory priorities"> 5216 </div> 5217 5218 <div class="card-body card-body-grid"> 5219 5220 <div class="card-date-section"><strong>Article</strong> | 10 Aug 2026</div> 5221 5222 <div class="card-title-section"> 5223 <h4 class="h5">Looking ahead: QBCC's near-term regulatory priorities</h4> 5224 </div> 5225 5226 <div class="card-description-section"> 5227 <p class="description">The QBCC has released its first annual regulatory intelligence trends report, offering a strategic snapshot of the evolving and established trends influenc...</p> 5228 </div> 5229 5230 <div class="cta-wrapper d-flex"> 5231 <div class="card__cta cta bold arrow-right-icon"> 5232 Read More 5233 </div> 5234 </div> 5235 </div> 5236 5237 <div class="card-body-list"> 5238 <div class="list-term-type"> 5239 <div class="list-term-type-icon"><i class="far fa-rss"></i></div> 5240 <div><p>Article</p></div> 5241 </div> 5242 5243 <div class="list-title"><p>Looking ahead: QBCC's near-term regulatory priorities<p></div> 5244 <div class="list-date"><p>10 Aug 2026<p></div> 5245 </div> 5246 </div> 5247 </a> 5248 </article> 5249</div> 5250 5251</div> 5252 <div class="resource-col card-link-col"> 5253 5254<div class="node--view-mode-card-wrapper"> 5255 <article class="node resource-article node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-card"> 5256 5257 5258 5259 5260 5261 5262 <a class="card-link card-link-landing-page " href="/news/tradies-national-health-month-starting-conversation" target="_self"> 5263 <div class="card"> 5264 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5265image/public/documents/image-portrait-of-a-building-worker.jpeg?itok=N5tRWeUT" alt="Tradies National Health Month: Starting the Conversation"> 5266 </div> 5267 5268 <div class="card-body card-body-grid"> 5269 5270 <div class="card-date-section"><strong>Article</strong> | 5 Aug 2026</div> 5271 5272 <div class="card-title-section"> 5273 <h4 class="h5">Tradies National Health Month: Starting the Conversation</h4> 5274 </div> 5275 5276 <div class="card-description-section"> 5277 <p class="description">August is Tradies National Health Month, a national initiative lead by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), that raises awareness of the physica...</p> 5278 </div> 5279 5280 <div class="cta-wrapper d-flex"> 5281 <div class="card__cta cta bold arrow-right-icon"> 5282 Read More 5283 </div> 5284 </div> 5285 </div> 5286 5287 <div class="card-body-list"> 5288 <div class="list-term-type"> 5289 <div class="list-term-type-icon"><i class="far fa-rss"></i></div> 5290 <div><p>Article</p></div> 5291 </div> 5292 5293 <div class="list-title"><p>Tradies National Health Month: Starting the Conversation<p></div> 5294 <div class="list-date"><p>5 Aug 2026<p></div> 5295 </div> 5296 </div> 5297 </a> 5298 </article> 5299</div> 5300 5301</div> 5302 <div class="resource-col card-link-col"> 5303 5304<div class="node--view-mode-card-wrapper"> 5305 <article class="node resource-article node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-card"> 5306 5307 5308 5309 5310 5311 5312 <a class="card-link card-link-landing-page " href="/news/fast-tracked-1000-licences-finalised-under-10-days" target="_self"> 5313 <div class="card"> 5314 <div class="card-image-wrapper "> 5315 <img class="img-fluid card-img-top" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2026-02/banner-abn-qbcc-licence-article.png?itok=CmlNf04Z" alt="Fast-tracked: 1,000 licences finalised under 10 days "> 5316 </div> 5317 5318 <div class="card-body card-body-grid"> 5319 5320 <div class="card-date-section"><strong>Article</strong> | 30 Jul 2026</div> 5321 5322 <div class="card-title-section"> 5323 <h4 class="h5">Fast-tracked: 1,000 licences finalised under 10 days </h4> 5324 </div> 5325 5326 <div class="card-description-section"> 5327 <p class="description">A targeted initiative at the QBCC is delivering faster licensing outcomes, with almost 1,000 applications finalised in just three months and average proces...</p> 5328 </div> 5329 5330 <div class="cta-wrapper d-flex"> 5331 <div class="card__cta cta bold arrow-right-icon"> 5332 Read More 5333 </div> 5334 </div> 5335 </div> 5336 5337 <div class="card-body-list"> 5338 <div class="list-term-type"> 5339 <div class="list-term-type-icon"><i class="far fa-rss"></i></div> 5340 <div><p>Article</p></div> 5341 </div> 5342 5343 <div class="list-title"><p>Fast-tracked: 1,000 licences finalised under 10 days <p></div> 5344 <div class="list-date"><p>30 Jul 2026<p></div> 5345 </div> 5346 </div> 5347 </a> 5348 </article> 5349</div> 5350 5351</div> 5352 <div class="resource-col card-link-col"> 5353 5354<div class="node--view-mode-card-wrapper"> 5355 <article class="node resource-article node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-card"> 5356 5357 5358 5359 5360 5361 5362 <a class="card-link card-link-landing-page " href="/news/stronger-homes-grant-expands-more-queenslanders" target="_self"> 5363 <div class="card"> 5364 <div class="card-image-wrapper "> 5365 <img class="img-fluid card-img-top" src="/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/documents/Banner-stronger-homes-grant-2026.png?itok=RtMyhPko" alt="Stronger Homes Grant expands to more Queenslanders"> 5366 </div> 5367 5368 <div class="card-body card-body-grid"> 5369 5370 <div class="card-date-section"><strong>Article</strong> | 18 Jun 2026</div> 5371 5372 <div class="card-title-section"> 5373 <h4 class="h5">Stronger Homes Grant expands to more Queenslanders</h4> 5374 </div> 5375 5376 <div class="card-description-section"> 5377 <p class="description">Applications are now open for the Queensland Governmentâs Stronger Homes Grant, to help eligible home owners make their homes more flood resilient. &nbsp;...</p> 5378 </div> 5379 5380 <div class="cta-wrapper d-flex"> 5381 <div class="card__cta cta bold arrow-right-icon"> 5382 Read More 5383 </div> 5384 </div> 5385 </div> 5386 5387 <div class="card-body-list"> 5388 <div class="list-term-type"> 5389 <div class="list-term-type-icon"><i class="far fa-rss"></i></div> 5390 <div><p>Article</p></div> 5391 </div> 5392 5393 <div class="list-title"><p>Stronger Homes Grant expands to more Queenslanders<p></div> 5394 <div class="list-date"><p>18 Jun 2026<p></div> 5395 </div> 5396 </div> 5397 </a> 5398 </article> 5399</div> 5400 5401</div> 5402 <div class="resource-col card-link-col"> 5403 5404<div class="node--view-mode-card-wrapper"> 5405 <article class="node resource-article node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-card"> 5406 5407 5408 5409 5410 5411 5412 <a 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