❓ Mr Leary questions the Building Services Board on builder insolvencies, compliance with financial reporting obligations, and disciplinary actions taken. The answer reveals a lack of disciplinary action for breaches of Section 34 and the number of builders experiencing insolvency.
AnsweredQoN 1011Legislative Assembly
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I refer to builder insolvencies and compliance with the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011, and ask : (a) Can you advise the number of builders who, over the last five years, have advised the Building Services Board of their financial difficulties, as required by section 34 of the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011, when they could not meet their financial obligations as and when they were due; (b) How many of these builders have had disciplinary action taken against them by the Building Services Board for failure to advise of their failure to comply with the section 34 statutory requirement and for associated offences against Statutory obligations and misconduct pursuant to the Building Services Registration Act and Building Act; and (c) How many builders experienced insolvency and ceased trading in the last 5 years and how many homebuyers were affected for each of these insolvent builders?
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Answered
16 December 2025
Responded by
Minister for Commerce
Response time
9 days
(a) – (b)
A breach of Section 34 of the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 (BSR Act) is not a matter for which disciplinary action can be commenced.
The Building Services Board has commenced disciplinary action for all the other matters prescribed in the BSR Act against 32 builders over the last five years.
(c) 90.
A breach of Section 34 of the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 (BSR Act) is not a matter for which disciplinary action can be commenced.
The Building Services Board has commenced disciplinary action for all the other matters prescribed in the BSR Act against 32 builders over the last five years.
(c) 90.
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