Incidental work | Queensland Building and Construction Commission

Incidental work is minor work you need to do to finish your job, where that work is covered under a licence class other than the one you hold. The total value of incidental work cannot be any more than $3,300 and may be included in your contract.

The definition in the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018 is outlined below.

A licensee under the relevant class may carry out, or engage another person to carry out, building work with a total value of $3,300 or less:

that is within the scope of work under a licence class other than the relevant class, and
that is incidental to building work being carried out under the relevant class, and
that is—
- for work for which an occupational licence, fire protection licence or mechanical services licence is required—carried out by a licensee who holds a licence to carry out the work; or
- otherwise—carried out by the licensee or a licensee who holds a licence to carry out the work.

The value of building work includes all labour and material costs, regardless of who supplies the materials.