BRISBANE, Queensland, April 22 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth

The Honourable Sam O'Connor

New leadership to fix building watchdog

* New leadership team to drive major overhaul of Queensland's construction regulator. * A critical step to improve customer service, better protect consumers and restore trust. * Part of theCrisafulli Government's plan to make Queensland the building capital of the nation.

TheCrisafulli Government has appointed three highly experienced reformers to lead a full-scale transformation of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC).

The QBCC will be overhauled to focus on consumers and transparency, as ...