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Society of Construction Law Delay and Disruption Protocol (SCL Protocol)

practice standard, published by Society of Construction Law, 2nd edition, 2017. Commonwealth of Australia.

The Society of Construction Law's protocol on delay and disruption is not law and not a contract. It is what a tribunal reads when it wants to know what good practice looks like, which makes it worth holding and worth saying that it does not bind anybody.

The detail it turns ondelay analysisgood practicenot a contract term

1 obligation, clause by clause.

One obligation, held as guidance rather than as a contractual duty.

Where it is writtenThe obligationWindowIf missedDisease
App B 2.2-2.3Take dated, located photographs of the siteheld in the site_diary register1 business dayguidanceMissed claims

What this page is, and is not.

It is the clause text this library holds for this document, with the window and the consequence. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for reading the document you signed.

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.

Common questions

What does SCL Protocol App B 2.2-2.3 require?

Take dated, located photographs of the site. Missing it: guidance. The window is 1 business day. Demiton watches it against the site_diary register.

Does Demiton hold every obligation in Society of Construction Law Delay and Disruption Protocol?

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.