QBCC suspensions and cancellations lists, explained

QBCC publishes its suspensions and cancellations as open data. The lists are useful. They also leave out things you need to know.

What the lists are

QBCC publishes the QBCC Licensed Contractors Register on data.qld.gov.au. It has three files:

• The register. All QBCC Act licences that are not cancelled, both active and suspended.
• Suspended licences. Licences suspended at any point in the current financial year to date, from 1 July.
• Cancelled licences. Licences cancelled at any point in the current financial year to date, from 1 July.

QBCC refreshes all three files daily.

What a row contains

Each row in the suspensions and cancellations files has:

• the licence number;
• the licensee name;
• the ACN and ABN, where the licensee has one;
• the status (suspended or cancelled);
• the status date;
• the licence class.

There is no column for the reason.

How to read the lists

• They are event lists. A row records that a status change happened. It does not show the status today.
• Reinstated licences stay in. A licence that was suspended and then reinstated still appears on the suspensions list.
• One licence can have many rows. A licence appears once per licence class, and again for each status change.
• Some cancellations are left out. Cancellations recorded as administrative amendments are excluded.
• They reset on 1 July. Each list covers the current financial year only.

QBCC says to use its licence search, not these files, for a licence’s status today.

Why a licence is suspended or cancelled

The lists do not say why. QBCC says one of the most common reasons for a suspension is not paying the renewal fee on time. QBCC can also cancel a licence when a person is excluded after an insolvency event. QBCC says the exclusion period is three years from the date of the insolvency event.

So a row is a fact to ask about. It is not proof that the builder did something wrong. Ask the builder what happened and whether it is resolved. Then check the licence on the QBCC licensee register.

What BuilderVet shows

BuilderVet keeps every copy of these lists from 1 July 2026. A QBCC suspension or cancellation shows on the builder’s page as a dated record. We say plainly that QBCC does not publish the reason. This is free. Start at the builder directory or read how to check a QLD builder. Build Watch covers NSW builders only.

Sources checked 20 Oct 2026.

Sources

• QBCC Licensed Contractors Register (data.qld.gov.au): https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qbcc-licensed-contractors-register
• QBCC, our lists and registers: https://www.qbcc.qld.gov.au/about-us/our-lists-registers
• QBCC, suspended or cancelled licence: https://www.qbcc.qld.gov.au/non-compliance/consequences-non-compliance/suspended-cancelled-licence
• QBCC, exclusion due to insolvency: https://www.qbcc.qld.gov.au/non-compliance/consequences-non-compliance/exclusion-due-insolvency
• QBCC licensee register: https://my.qbcc.qld.gov.au/myQBCC/s/qbcc-licensee-register

Updated 20 Oct 2026