Free Security of Payment Act Toolbox
Sharpen your tools before a payment problem starts. Everything on this page is free to use.
Flowcharts for every state
Step-by-step flowcharts showing every deadline under your state’s Act: NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT and NT.
Getting your claim right
- What to write on your invoice: state-by-state payment claim wording
- How the Act works: a plain-English guide to the process
- NSW head contractors: the supporting statement and approved forms
- Suspending work: how to give notice of suspension without breaching your contract
- Claiming from the principal: the Contractors Debts Act 1997 (NSW)
Project checklist: protect your right to be paid
Good records win adjudications. Use this checklist through every phase of a job.
Before construction: tendering and estimating · contract negotiation · reading the contract before you sign · contract execution
During construction: site instructions in writing · minutes of meetings · site diary and daily photos · progress claims on time · variations, delays and extension of time claims · stopping work and disputes · achieving practical completion
After construction: practical completion documents · final claim · fixing defects · claiming retentions
If you’re not paid: valid payment claim and proper service · notice (where required) · payment schedule · adjudication application and response · judgment · enforcement and debt collection · claims on the principal
After every job: a debrief, honest review, and an action plan for next time
Ready-made forms
Tell us about your matter using the payment claim form, second notice form or adjudication application form.
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