REPRESENTATION: FAIR REGULATION AND STRONG ADVOCACY

In January 2023, MPAQ asked the industry to have a say in the strategic direction of the Association for 2023-2026. The results of that survey indicated that the plumbing and gas industry wanted to see MPAQ act decisively to resolve challenges with the QBCC and advocate on important issues affecting the industry.

To make sure that MPAQ is representing industry on the challenges that are most important, a follow up survey was sent out in February 2023 to really drill down on what challenges industry was having with the QBCC. It was clear that people weren’t happy and wanted MPAQ to act, but we needed to know what changes and outcomes you wanted us to advocate for on behalf of the industry.

The feedback and findings from this survey will help guide MPAQ’s representation of the plumbing and gas industry and inform our advocacy strategies over the next few years.

If you would like to discuss any of these findings further, please call our office on 07 3273 0800.

Key Findings

your preference for each of the potential solutions

Establish a plumbing specific body responsible for occupational and contractor licensing 92.02% preferable or somewhat preferable

Establish a plumbing specific body responsible for occupational licensing 91.38% preferable or somewhat preferable

Overhaul all plumbing related areas of the QBCC 84.67% preferable or somewhat preferable

Plumbing to remain within QBCC and increase focus on unlicensed work and dodgy plumbers doing the wrong thing

Plumbing to remain within QBCC and increase focus on education in support of the plumbing industry

Plumbing to remain within QBCC and increase focus on hiring specialist and expert technical staff

Plumbing to remain within QBCC and deliver better communication and outcomes

Plumbing to remain within QBCC and increase focus on service delivery and responsiveness

Plumbing to remain within QBCC and improve licensing requirements

No changes to current structure 66.78% Not at all acceptable

Preferable Somewhat preferable Neutral Unpreferable Not at all acceptable

Significance of the impact of the following challenges with the QBCC on your business

Please note: Significant and Somewhat Significant ratings have been combined, as well as Somewhat Insignificant and Insignificant ratings