Insurables — Australian business risk, sourced and dated

Surveyors: 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, with a figure in the Regulation — and this is worth noting because the equivalent question in New South Wales could NOT be answered from published sources. Queensland prescribes professional indemnity insurance of at least $1 million for an individual, and at least $1 million for a corporation. QLD · effective 2014-09-01 Queensland Government · 2026-08-24
  • Licence evidence required: At registration, for individuals and corporations alike. QLD · effective 2014-09-01 Queensland Government · 2026-08-24
  • Licensing body: The Surveyors Board of Queensland, under the Surveyors Act 2003 (Qld) and the Surveyors Regulation 2014 (Qld). QLD · effective 2014-09-01 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.

What this cover costs

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