20Adjudication responses

#### 20 Adjudication responses 20 Adjudication responses > > (1) Subject to subsection (2A), the respondent may lodge with the adjudicator a response to the claimant’s adjudication application (the adjudication response) at any time within— > > > > > (a) 5 business days after receiving a copy of the application, or > > > > > (b) 2 business days after receiving notice of an adjudicator’s acceptance of the application, > > > > whichever time expires later. > > > (2) The adjudication response— > > > > > (a) must be in writing, and > > > > > (b) must identify the adjudication application to which it relates, and > > > > > (c) may contain such submissions relevant to the response as the respondent chooses to include. > > > (2A) The respondent may lodge an adjudication response only if the respondent has provided a payment schedule to the claimant within the time specified in section 14(4) or 17(2)(b). > > > (2B) The respondent cannot include in the adjudication response any reasons for withholding payment unless those reasons have already been included in the payment schedule provided to the claimant. > > > (3) A copy of the adjudication response must be served on the claimant. > > **s 20:** Am 2002 No 133, Sch 1 \[31\] \[32\].