Developers are strongly encouraged to complete a new Queensland government online survey to provide industry feedback on a review which could result in legislative amendments significantly restricting developers’ rights.
As part of the Queensland government’s ongoing Property Law Review, the government is calling on developers to complete an online survey to provide feedback on—
The objective is to inform the government about whether buyers are vulnerable to developers abusing such provisions in off-the-plan contracts and if any legislative amendments are required to restrict developers’ rights.
Although the government is only calling for feedback at this stage, this process could lead to the implementation of legislation like that already in place in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory which generally only allows developers to use a sunset clause to terminate an off-the-plan contract where either—
The survey will also inform the government if legislation is required to confirm a buyer’s deposit for an off-the-plan contract can only be released to a developer at the time of settlement, or if another contract finalisation event occurs where the developer is entitled to the deposit.
The survey is available for developers to complete until 14 September 2022. We strongly recommend developers complete this survey to ensure the government has well-informed feedback from all industry participants before decisions are made regarding potential legislative changes that could have serious impact on the risk profile of development projects moving forward.
Reach out to a member of our Real Estate team if you have any questions or need to know more.
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