Queensland Charter for Local Content: thresholds and paperwork explained
The Charter makes Queensland Government agencies and major contractors show how local industry gets a chance at work on eligible projects. For head contractors, that means a Statement of Intent soon after award and a Project Outcome Report showing the supply chain you used.
What is the Queensland Charter for Local Content?
The Queensland Charter for Local Content is the state's local industry policy for government projects. It applies to eligible procurements from $5 million in South East Queensland and $2.5 million in regional Queensland. The successful managing contractor submits a Statement of Intent within 28 days of acceptance, then Project Outcome Reports on its supply chain.
Queensland Agencies
The Charter applies to budget sector agencies, government-owned corporations and rail government entities, for certain project categories and thresholds. It sits under the Queensland Industry Participation Policy Act 2011.
Managing Contractors
The successful managing contractor carries the Statement of Intent and Project Outcome Report. These can become the basis of contractual commitments, so tender promises matter.
Grant Recipients And Other Arrangements
The guidelines also reach Queensland Government grants above $2.5 million, public private partnerships with a Queensland Government capital contribution of $5 million or more, and service arrangements such as standing offers projected to exceed $5 million. ICT products and services are excluded.
Federally Funded Work
The Australian Industry Participation regime may also apply to some federally funded projects, and both may apply at once. Check the contract for which reports you owe.
What the Queensland Charter for Local Content asks for.
What you report, and when.
Statement Of Intent
To the Charter team, qclc@qld.gov.au
Project Outcome Report
To the Department
- Charter Clause In The Contract
- Statement Of Intent
- Project Supply Chain List
- Trade Partner And Supplier Spend By Line Item
- Supplier Location Records
- Project Outcome Reports
Mixing The Charter With The Old Local Benefits Test
The Queensland Procurement Policy 2026 has no Local Benefits Test and uses a purposeful public procurement criterion instead, while the Charter continues as its own policy. Older templates and some guidance pages still mention the test, so they should not drive a new tender response.
Reading The Report Timing From One Document
The guidelines describe a quarterly progressive Project Outcome Report and a final report, but the standard contract clause points to practical completion and when the principal reasonably requests. Your contract sets the date, so confirm it at award.
Waiting Until Completion To Build The Supply Chain List
The report covers the full supply chain from commencement to practical completion, including trade partners further down. Rebuilding that at the end of a job means chasing trade partners long after they have left site.
How Catchment manages the Queensland Charter for Local Content.
QLD Local Content By Line Item
SocialProThe built-in QLD Charter for Local Content framework flags that the project must report local content, and you add the items and targets on the Content Origin step. Packages report line items against local content categories month by month, so the supply chain builds up as the job runs.
Statement Of Intent And Outcome Report
GovAssureThe framework adds the Statement of Intent (SOI-TG) and Project Outcome Report as document requirements. You can set the outcome report to quarterly, and packages get report reminder and overdue emails for their monthly reporting.
Reports From Trade Partners, Reviewed Upstream
SocialProEach trade partner package submits its own monthly report free of charge. Figures show upstream only once accepted, so the local content total you see has been through review.
Spend Records For QPP Subcontracting Measures
SocialProCertified Spend records one row per invoice with ABN, entity type and certifications, which gives you a record on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander subcontractors. It records certifications and does not verify them with the certifier.
Adopting this framework on a project generates these targets and documents. You can edit them to match your contract.
Queensland Charter for Local Content questions.
When does the Queensland Charter for Local Content apply?
The guidelines apply it to resource and infrastructure procurements with a Queensland Government contribution of at least $5 million excluding GST in South East Queensland, or $2.5 million in regional Queensland. ICT is excluded. Other triggers include some partnerships, grants and standing offers.
What is a Statement of Intent under the Charter?
It is the document that shows how local content opportunities will be identified and addressed on the project. The successful managing contractor or grant recipient submits it within 28 days of the acceptance letter, by email to the Charter team, and it can underpin contractual commitments.
How often is a Project Outcome Report due?
Quarterly. The managing contractor or grant recipient submits one progressive report, detailing the full project supply chain from commencement through to practical completion, unless the Department specifies otherwise. Check your contract clause as well.
Did the Queensland Procurement Policy 2026 replace the Charter?
No. QPP 2026 lists the Charter as a separate existing policy that started in June 2021 and applies to certain project categories and thresholds. QPP 2026 also measures SME and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander subcontractors on Charter projects.
Does the Local Benefits Test still apply in Queensland?
The Queensland Government says QPP 2026 does not include a Local Benefits Test. It uses a purposeful public procurement criterion for significant procurement, with two to four outcomes and a total weighting of 10 to 20%. Local benefits and local workforces are among the options.
What is a local supplier under QPP 2026?
A Queensland supplier that maintains a local workforce. A local workforce means workers who usually live within 250 km of the supplier's permanent place of business or established presence and who help deliver the goods or services. Agencies may narrow local by radius outside South East Queensland.
- Queensland Charter for Local Content: Compliance and reporting guidelines, July 2026 (Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Queensland Government)
- Queensland Charter for Local Content (Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning)
- Queensland Procurement Policy 2026 (Queensland Government)
- Opportunities to improve productivity of the construction industry: the Queensland Government's response to the Queensland Productivity Commission's final report (Queensland Treasury, 2026)
- Applying procurement policies to BCM (Queensland Government, For Gov)
Reviewed 4 November 2026. General information to help you plan reporting, not legal advice. Policies change, so check the current version with the policy owner before you rely on it.
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