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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.106References to amount payable under contract and to completion of work specified in subcontract
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### sec.106 References to amount payable under contract and to completion of work specified in subcontract
In this chapter, unless a contrary intention appears—
a reference to the amount of money payable under a contract is taken to include all amounts that, under the contract, contribute to a complete or partial satisfaction of the contract price; and
a reference to the payment of any money in reduction of the contract price for a contract includes all amounts that, under the contract, contribute to a complete or partial satisfaction of the contract price; and
a reference to completion of the work specified in a subcontract is taken to be completion of the work by a subcontractor who has given a notice of claim in relation to the contract, subcontract or a higher subcontract.
- (a) a reference to the amount of money payable under a contract is taken to include all amounts that, under the contract, contribute to a complete or partial satisfaction of the contract price; and
- (b) a reference to the payment of any money in reduction of the contract price for a contract includes all amounts that, under the contract, contribute to a complete or partial satisfaction of the contract price; and
- (c) a reference to completion of the work specified in a subcontract is taken to be completion of the work by a subcontractor who has given a notice of claim in relation to the contract, subcontract or a higher subcontract.