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Queensland · QBCC licence register

Check a builder’s licence before you sign.

Every Queensland builder and trade contractor licence, checked against QBCC’s public register every morning. Free, independent, no sign-up.

What you’ll seeExample

Example Building Co Pty Ltd

Licence 15000000 · Toowoomba QLD 4350

On the QBCC register

Covers
Builder - Low Rise, Carpentry
Contract
Can sign a contract with you directly
Records
No suspensions or cancellations

Register checked 3 Nov 2026, 1:48 pm 112,520 licences Source: QBCC open data, CC BY 4.0

Tell us the job and we’ll show you the licence to look for.

Bathroom renovationRoof repair or new roofDeck, pergola or patioAir conditioning

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See the licensed builders and trades based in your suburb.

BuderimBurleigh HeadsBurleigh WatersCaboolture

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Recent licence changes

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The latest suspensions and cancellations in QBCC’s records. Some suspensions are later lifted, so each licence page links to QBCC for today’s status.

RecordedLicenseeLicenceClassRecord
2 Nov 2026 Gabriel Cap James 15102611 Carpentry Cancelled
2 Nov 2026 Michael David Hayward 883987 Joinery Cancelled
2 Nov 2026 NQ Plumbing and Drainage (AUS) Pty Ltd 15247281 Builder - Low Rise Suspended
2 Nov 2026 NQ Plumbing and Drainage (AUS) Pty Ltd 15247281 Gasfitting Suspended
2 Nov 2026 NQ Plumbing and Drainage (AUS) Pty Ltd 15247281 Plumbing and Drainage Suspended
2 Nov 2026 Pyramids Construction Structures Pty Ltd 15465521 Builder - Open Cancelled
1 Nov 2026 Barry John Marshall 6320 Builder - Open Suspended
1 Nov 2026 Peter John Margetts 411 Builder - Open Suspended

Three checks before you sign a building contract

  1. The right licence for the job

    Each licence class covers set work, and only a contractor licence lets someone sign a contract with you. A supervisor licence alone doesn’t.

  2. Home warranty insurance

    For residential work over $3,300, your contractor must take out QBCC home warranty insurance for the job.

  3. A capped deposit

    A deposit can be no more than 20% on jobs of $3,300 or less, 10% on $3,301 to $19,999, and 5% on $20,000 or more.

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