Building and Construction Industry Payments Bill 2004 (Qld)

Queensland

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PAYMENTS BILL 2004

Queensland

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PAYMENTS BILL 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY Division 1—Introduction 1 Short title... eens 8 2 Commencement. .... 0.6.0... cece eee eee 8

Division 2—Application and operation of Act

Application of Act... 0... 6c cece ene tenets 8 4 Effect of giving notice of claim of charge under Subcontractors'

Charges Act 1974 0... cect ene tenes 10 5 Act does not limit claimant's other rights... ............0. eee eens 11 6 Act binds all persons... 2.6.0... 12

Division 3—Object of Act

7 Object of Act... cee teens 12 8 How object is to be achieved... 6... 6.06 cece eee eee ee 12

Division 4—Interpretation

9 Definitions... ... 0.66. ee 13 10 Meaning of "construction Work". ...... 6... 6c eects 13 11 Meaning of "related goods and services" ....... 2... eee eee eee eee eee 14 PART 2—RIGHTS TO PROGRESS PAYMENTS 12 Rights to progress payments ....... 0.0... e cece eee eee eee 15 13 Amount of progress payment ......... 6... 6 cece eee eee eee 15 14 Valuation of construction work and related goods and services.......... 15 15 Due date for payment .......... 0.00 cece ects 16

16 Effect of "pay when paid" provisions ............. 06000 e cece eee eee 17

Building and Construction Industry Payments Bill 2004 1820 222426283032 35 3739 PART 3—PROCEDURE FOR RECOVERING PROGRESS PAYMENTS

Division 1—Payment claims and payment schedules

Payment claims ...... 0... eee eee eee eee ee Payment schedules ...... 2... eee eee eee eee Consequences of not paying claimant if no payment schedule...........

Consequences of not paying claimant under payment schedule .........

Division 2—Adjudication of disputes

Adjudication application... 0.0... 0. When person may be an adjudicator......... 0.0... eee eee eee eee Appointment of adjudicator...... 0... cece eee eee eee Adjudication responses .... 0.0... Adjudication procedures ......... eee eee eee eee Adjudicator's decision. .... 0... eee eee eee eee eee eee Valuation of work etc. in later adjudication application................ Adjudicator may correct clerical mistakes etc........... 00.00.00 ee eee Respondent required to pay adjudicated amount ..................0.. Consequences of not paying claimant adjudicated amount.............. Filing of adjudication certificate as judgment debt................00..