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Building designers: professional indemnity requirements in Queensland

Cover for legal liability arising from professional advice or services, written on a claims-made basis.

Data as at

Verified for Queensland

  • Licence liability condition: Yes, for all classes: you must demonstrate professional indemnity insurance to apply for a contractor licence in the building design class, meeting the minimum standard set in the QBCC financial requirements regulation. QLD · effective 1991-12-01 Queensland Government · 2026-08-24
  • Licence evidence required: A certificate of currency, OR a statutory declaration verifying the insurance complies with the minimum standard, OR — where the insurance was arranged through a broker — a receipt from the broker showing the premium has been paid. Three accepted forms, which is more flexible than most. QLD · effective 1991-12-01 Queensland Government · 2026-08-24
  • Licensing body: The Queensland Building and Construction Commission, which licenses building design in three classes — low rise, medium rise and open. Queensland licenses building design as a trade in its own right, which most states do not. QLD · effective 1991-12-01 Queensland Government · 2026-08-24

What contracts commonly ask for

Principals and head contractors set their own insurance requirements, and those are frequently higher than a licence condition. The requirement that binds is the higher of the two, and both have to be read from the actual document.

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