3Object of Act

#### 3 Object of Act 3 Object of Act > > (1) The object of this Act is to ensure that any person who undertakes to carry out construction work (or who undertakes to supply related goods and services) under a construction contract is entitled to receive, and is able to recover, progress payments in relation to the carrying out of that work and the supplying of those goods and services. > > > (2) The means by which this Act ensures that a person is entitled to receive a progress payment is by granting a statutory entitlement to such a payment regardless of whether the relevant construction contract makes provision for progress payments. > > > (3) The means by which this Act ensures that a person is able to recover a progress payment is by establishing a procedure that involves— > > > > > (a) the making of a payment claim by the person claiming payment, and > > > > > (b) the provision of a payment schedule by the person by whom the payment is payable, and > > > > > (c) the referral of any disputed claim to an adjudicator for determination, and > > > > > (d) the payment of the progress payment so determined. > > > (4) It is intended that this Act does not limit— > > > > > (a) any other entitlement that a claimant may have under a construction contract, or > > > > > (b) any other remedy that a claimant may have for recovering any such other entitlement. > > **s 3:** Am 2002 No 133, Sch 1 \[1\]–\[4\].