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Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (Tas)

Act, published by Parliament of Tasmania, In force, as amended to No 7 of 2025 (1 July 2025). Tasmania.

7 obligations, clause by clause.

7 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(2)Make every claim a valid payment claim: identify the work in enough detail to assess it, state the amount and state it is made under the Actheld in the progress_claim registernone setbarredDisputes
s 4, 17(4)Make one progress claim per reference date (the last day of each month if the contract is silent)held in the progress_claim register1 monthguidanceDisputes
s 19(2), (3)(b)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 15(2)Be paid within 10 business days of the claim where the contract sets no dateheld in the progress_claim register10 business daysguidanceDisputes
s 21(4)(a), (b)Give notice of intention to apply for adjudication within 20 business days of the due dateheld in the contract_notice register20 business daysguidanceDisputes
s 21(3)(a)Apply for adjudication within 10 business days of a schedule for less than the claimheld in the contract_notice register10 business daysguidanceDisputes
s 23(1), (2), (6)Respond to an adjudication application within 10 business daysheld in the contract_notice register10 business daysguidanceDisputes

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 Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (Tas) s 17(2) require?

Make every claim a valid payment claim: identify the work in enough detail to assess it, state the amount and state it is made under the Act. 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 2009 (Tas) s 4, 17(4) require?

Make one progress claim per reference date (the last day of each month if the contract is silent). 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 2009 (Tas) s 19(2), (3)(b) require?

Receive a payment schedule within 10 business days of each claim, or the full amount becomes payable. Missing it: full amount payable. The window is 10 business days. Demiton watches it against the payment_schedule register.

What does Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (Tas) s 15(2) require?

Be paid within 10 business days of the claim where the contract sets no date. Missing it: guidance. The window is 10 business days. Demiton watches it against the progress_claim register.

What does Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (Tas) s 21(4)(a), (b) require?

Give notice of intention to apply for adjudication within 20 business days of the due date. Missing it: guidance. The window is 20 business days. Demiton watches it against the contract_notice register.

Does Demiton hold every obligation in Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (Tas)?

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.