The Building Ministers' Meeting (BMM) oversees policy issues affecting Australia’s building and construction industries.
Members
| Jurisdiction | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth | Hon Ed Husic MP | Minister for Industry and Science |
| ACT | Mr Chris Steel MLA | Treasurer; Minister for Planning and Sustainable Development; Minister for Heritage; Minister for Transport |
| NSW | Hon Anoulack Chanthivong MP | Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading; Minister for Industry and Trade; Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology; Minister for Building; Minister for Corrections |
| NT | Hon Joshua (Josh) Burgoyne MLA | Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment; Minister for Corporate and Digital Development; Minister for Water Resources |
| Qld | Hon Samuel O'Connor MP | Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth |
| SA | Hon Nick Champion MP | Minister for Housing and Urban Development; Minister for Housing Infrastructure; Minister for Planning |
| Tas | Hon Felix Ellis MP | Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management; Minister for Housing and Planning; Minister for Skills and Training |
| Vic | Hon Sonya Kilkenny MP | Minister for Planning and Minister for the Suburbs |
| WA | Hon Sue Ellery MLC | Minister for Finance; Commerce; Women's Interests |
Communiqués
We release a communiqué after each meeting.
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18 July 2019
Building Ministers’ Forum: Communiqué July 2019
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met today in Sydney to discuss a range of issues facing the building and construction sector. Ministers also met with industry representatives and discussed matters including professional indemnity insurance and implementation of the Building Confidence report.
8 February 2019
Building Ministers’ Forum: Communiqué February 2019
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met today in Hobart to discuss progress with priority issues relating to the safety of Australian buildings, and public confidence in the building and construction industry.
10 August 2018
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: August 2018
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met in South Australia at the Adelaide Oval today.
27 April 2018
Building Ministers’ Forum: Communiqué April 2018
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) held its first meeting for 2018 today in Melbourne, to decide on a range of significant measures that will benefit the Australian building, plumbing and construction industry and the wider Australian community.
11 December 2017
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: December 2017
Today, Building Ministers held a special meeting to discuss progress with the Assessment of the Effectiveness of Compliance and Enforcement Systems for Building and Construction Industry across Australia being undertaken by independent experts, Professor Peter Shergold AC and Ms Bronwyn Weir.
6 October 2017
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: October 2017
The third Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) for 2017 held in Brisbane on Friday, 6 October 2017, continued to drive decisive action on potentially hazardous aluminium cladding and other efforts to improve the compliance and safety of Australian buildings.
24 August 2017
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: August 2017
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) is pleased to announce that Professor Peter Shergold AC and Ms Bronwyn Weir have been commissioned to assess the broader compliance and enforcement problems within the building and construction systems across Australia that are affecting the implementation of the National Construction Code (NCC), announced on 30 June 2017.
30 June 2017
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: June 2017
Today, all governments reaffirmed their commitment to best practice regulation and certification to ensure the safety of Australia’s buildings.
21 April 2017
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: April 2017
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) was held in Sydney on Friday, 21 April 2017, for Ministers to decide on a range of significant measures that will benefit the Australian building, plumbing and construction industry and the wider Australian community.
14 December 2016
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: December 2016
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met in Perth on 14 December 2016 and agreed on a range of significant measures that will benefit the Australian building, plumbing and construction industry and the wider Australian community.
19 February 2016
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: February 2016
The Building Ministers’ Forum met at the Gold Coast today and progressed a number of significant reforms which will benefit the Australian building industry and the wider Australian community.
31 July 2015
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: July 2015
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met in Melbourne today to agree on a range of significant outcomes that will benefit the Australian building and construction industry and the wider community.