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Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002
35Payment of respondent's debt by principal
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35 Payment of respondent's debt by principal
(1) After a notice of claim is served on a principal in accordance with this Division, the principal must pay to the claimant the money that the principal owes to the respondent under the contract with the respondent.
(2) The principal must make the payments to the claimant as they become payable under the contract with the respondent until whichever of the following first occurs—
(a) the principal receives a discharge notice or discharge notices, indicating that the certified debt has been fully discharged; or
(b) the payments are no longer payable under the contract between the principal and the respondent.