Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Architects Act 2002, the Building Act 1975, the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017, the Professional Engineers Act 2002, the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, the Retirement Villages Act 1999 and the Acts mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes, and to repeal the Retirement Villages (Transitional) Regulation 2019 The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020.

2 Commencement (1) The following provisions commence on 1 July 2020— (a) part 4; (b) part 6, division 3. (2) The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) part 3; (b) part 6, division 4; (c) schedule 1, part 2.

Part 2 Amendment of Architects Act 2002

3 Act amended This part amends the Architects Act 2002. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1.

4 Amendment of s 11 (Fitness to practise as an architect) (1) Section 11— insert— (ba) if the applicant has been a member of an association of architects, whether in Australia or a foreign country, and the membership was suspended or cancelled—the reason for its suspension or cancellation; (2) Section 11(c)— omit, insert— (c) an order about the applicant made under section 130 or 131 of this Act or section 80 of the repealed Act; (ca) a proceeding taken against the applicant for a matter mentioned in section 36 under a law applying, or that applied, in the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country; (3) Section 11(e)— omit, insert— (e) if the applicant was required to undergo a health assessment— (i) whether the applicant complied with the requirement; and (ii) whether the applicant cooperated with the medical practitioner appointed to perform the assessment; (ea) whether a health assessment report for the applicant states that the applicant is unable to competently and safely practise as an architect; (eb) whether the board reasonably believes a materially false or misleading representation or document is included in the application; (4) Section 11(ba) to (f)— renumber as section 11(c) to (j).