QBCC releases ‘Media Statement’ to pat themselves on the back for disqualifying two of their QBCC Licensee’s as “Not Fit and Proper”.  

How did they manage this; by NOT REGULATING! “

If not for the persistence of the homeowners—and the extraordinary lengths they went to just to be heard by the very regulator meant to protect them—it’s unimaginable how many homes and lives would have been devastated; and at what cost?

The system is completely broken & while Mr Lambrinos imprints that:

“These can be complex matters and trying to unwind these complexities and make good the things that have gone wrong takes time, requires collation of information, submissions, investigations, legal intervention, procedural fairness to both parties and rights of review,”.

“Any reform by the QBCC must involve ongoing consultation with homeowners, amendments to relevant legislation, and the delivery of legislation that is grounded in fact rather than subjective interpretation.”

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‘Not fit and proper’: Two Qld builders banned, licences stripped
CITY BEAT Chris Herde
6 December 2025

The building regulator has deemed two men not fit or proper to hold licences after they racked up more than 40 demerit points in relation to a number of issues including taking excessive deposits.

The Queensland Building and Construction Commission cancelled the licences of Declan Tilson and Santo Cutuli and disqualified them both from holding a licence for three years, effective December 2, 2025.

The decision follows Tilson & Sons Building & Construction accumulating 44 demerit points within a three-year period.

Both Tilson, the company director, and Cutuli, the licence nominee and secretary, were deemed not fit and proper persons to hold a licence or influence a QBCC-licensed company’s operations.

QBCC Commissioner and CEO Angelo Lambrinos says while they can’t share every detail of their investigations, the demerit points related to taking excessive deposits, starting work prior to the contract date, failing to pay the appropriate insurance premium and failing to comply with directions to rectify or remedy.

“These can be complex matters and trying to unwind these complexities and make good the things that have gone wrong takes time, requires collation of information, submissions, investigations, legal intervention, procedural fairness to both parties and rights of review,” he says.

“We will unapologetically take all appropriate legislative action when someone is knowingly doing the wrong thing and will not hesitate to take strong action when we identify repeated breaches of the law.”

In 2025 to date, the QBCC has finalised 39 matters in court, resulting in $577,984.88 in fines and compensation.