Descon an ‘excluded company’

Descon Group Australia has been declared an “excluded company” by the Queensland building regulator, and has been given 28 days to replace its embattled director before its licence is cancelled completely.

It follows the Queensland Building and Construction Commission banning of Danny Isaac, also known as Sami Adib, whose companies owe millions of dollars to creditors across Australia. Descon Group Australia is also facing wind-up action by a group of creditors, which is due to return to court on February 28.

Mr Isaac was banned from holding a Queensland builder licence, or from running a licensed company, until December 8, 2026. Under the terms of the ban, he is excluded from holding a contractor, nominee supervisor or site supervisor’s licence, or from running a licensed company, due to his role as director of Adcon Qld, which went into receivership in December.

Commenting on his exclusion via lawyer Clint Kanther, Mr Isaac said “the QBCC’s decision will be subject to review and such matters properly brought to the attention of the QBCC in seeking to the that determination set aside”. “With respect to the QBCC determination, the status of our client’s company was affected for approximately 24 hours before the contractual dispute was promptly resolved,” the response said.

A statement from the QBCC said Descon’s licence could not be automatically cancelled, despite its director’s exclusion.

“An excluded company, in this situation, has 28 days after written QBCC notice to remove directors who are excluded individuals to avoid cancellation of the company’s licence,” the statement said. “Due to strict confidentiality obligations under the QBCC Act, the QBCC cannot provide details of any individual case not publicly available.”