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Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW)

Act, published by New South Wales Parliament, current from 20 Aug 2024. New South Wales.

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
s 17(3)Apply for adjudication within 10 business days if a claim is disputedheld in the contract_notice register10 business daysguidanceDisputes
s 20Respond to an adjudication application within 5 business daysheld in the contract_notice register5 business daysguidanceDisputes
s 13Make a progress claim on the cadence the contract allowsheld in the progress_claim register1 monthguidanceDisputes
s 13(2)Make every claim a valid payment claim: identify the work and state the amountheld in the progress_claim registernone setbarredDisputes
s 11(1A)Be paid within 15 business days of a payment schedule (or of the claim if none is given)held in the progress_claim register15 business daysguidanceDisputes
s 11(1B)Be paid within 20 business days of a payment schedule (or of the claim if none is given)held in the progress_claim register20 business daysguidanceDisputes
s 17(2)Give notice of intention to apply for adjudication within 20 business daysheld in the contract_notice register20 business daysguidanceDisputes
s 14(4)Receive a payment schedule within 10 business days of each claim, or the full amount becomes payableheld in the payment_schedule register10 business daysfull amount payableDisputes
s 13(7)Attach a supporting statement that subcontractors have been paidheld in the progress_claim registernone setoffenceLapsed compliance

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Common questions

What does Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 17(3) require?

Apply for adjudication within 10 business days if a claim is disputed. Missing it: guidance. The window is 10 business days. Demiton watches it against the contract_notice register.

What does Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 20 require?

Respond to an adjudication application within 5 business days. Missing it: guidance. The window is 5 business days. Demiton watches it against the contract_notice register.

What does Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 13 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 Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 13(2) 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.

What does Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 11(1A) require?

Be paid within 15 business days of a payment schedule (or of the claim if none is given). Missing it: guidance. The window is 15 business days. Demiton watches it against the progress_claim register.

Does Demiton hold every obligation in Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW)?

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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