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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.116Assignment and transmission of subcontractor’s charge
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### sec.116 Assignment and transmission of subcontractor’s charge
If the debt secured by a subcontractor’s charge passes to another person on the death or bankruptcy of the person entitled to the charge, or otherwise by operation of law, the right to the charge passes with that debt.
A subcontractor’s charge may be assigned together with the debt secured by the charge.
(sec.116-ssec.1) If the debt secured by a subcontractor’s charge passes to another person on the death or bankruptcy of the person entitled to the charge, or otherwise by operation of law, the right to the charge passes with that debt.
(sec.116-ssec.2) A subcontractor’s charge may be assigned together with the debt secured by the charge.