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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) (BIF Act 2017)

Act, published by Queensland Parliament, reprint current from 28 Apr 2026. Queensland.

9 obligations, clause by clause.

9 obligations transcribed from the Act, each held with its clause, the window it sets and what missing it costs.

Where it is writtenThe obligationWindowIf missedDisease
ss 35, 40A, 40BNotify the retention trust account within 5 business daysheld in the contract_notice register5 business daysoffenceLapsed compliance
s 79(2)(b)Apply for adjudication within 30 business days if a claim is disputedheld in the contract_notice register30 business daysguidanceDisputes
ss 82-83Respond to an adjudication application within 10 business daysheld in the contract_notice register10 business daysguidanceDisputes
ss 67, 75(4)Make a progress claim on the cadence the contract allowsheld in the progress_claim register1 monthguidanceDisputes
s 68(1)Make every claim a valid payment claim: identify the work and state the amountheld in the progress_claim registernone setbarredDisputes
s 73(1)(b)Be paid within 10 business days of a payment schedule (or of the claim if none is given)held in the progress_claim register10 business daysguidanceDisputes
s 99Give notice of intention to apply for adjudication within 30 business daysheld in the contract_notice register30 business daysguidanceDisputes
s 76(1), s 77Receive a payment schedule within 15 business days of each claim, or the full amount becomes payableheld in the payment_schedule register15 business daysfull amount payableDisputes
s 75(6), (8)Attach a supporting statement that subcontractors have been paidheld in the progress_claim registernone setoffenceLapsed compliance

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Common questions

What does BIF Act 2017 ss 35, 40A, 40B require?

Notify the retention trust account within 5 business days. Missing it: offence. The window is 5 business days. Demiton watches it against the contract_notice register.

What does BIF Act 2017 s 79(2)(b) require?

Apply for adjudication within 30 business days if a claim is disputed. Missing it: guidance. The window is 30 business days. Demiton watches it against the contract_notice register.

What does BIF Act 2017 ss 82-83 require?

Respond to an adjudication application within 10 business days. Missing it: guidance. The window is 10 business days. Demiton watches it against the contract_notice register.

What does BIF Act 2017 ss 67, 75(4) require?

Make a progress claim on the cadence the contract allows. Missing it: guidance. The window is 1 month. Demiton watches it against the progress_claim register.

What does BIF Act 2017 s 68(1) require?

Make every claim a valid payment claim: identify the work and state the amount. Missing it: barred. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the progress_claim register.

Does Demiton hold every obligation in Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld)?

No library of law is complete, and Demiton never says this one is. An obligation the library does not hold, and you did not add, is not protected. You can add your own to any job.

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