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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
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### sec.64 Definitions for chapter
In this chapter—
adjudicated amount see section 88 (1) .
adjudication application see section 79 (1) .
adjudication certificate see section 91 (1) .
adjudication response see section 82 (1) .
adjudicator , in relation to an adjudication application, means an adjudicator appointed under section 81 to decide the application.
carry out construction work means—
carry out construction work personally; or
directly or indirectly, cause construction work to be carried out; or
provide advisory, administrative, management or supervisory services for carrying out construction work.
claimant see section 75 (1) .
complex payment claim means a payment claim for an amount more than $750,000 or, if a greater amount is prescribed by regulation, the amount prescribed.
s 64 def complex payment claim amd 2020 No. 24 s 64
construction contract means a contract, agreement or other arrangement under which 1 party undertakes to carry out construction work for, or to supply related goods and services to, another party.
construction work see section 65 .
due date , for a progress payment, means the day the progress payment becomes payable under section 73 .
payment claim see section 68 (1) .
payment schedule see section 69 .
progress payment means a payment to which a person is entitled under section 70 , and includes, without affecting any entitlement under the section—
the final payment for construction work carried out, or for related goods and services supplied, under a construction contract; or
a single or one-off payment for carrying out construction work, or for supplying related goods and services, under a construction contract; or
a payment that is based on an event or date, known in the building and construction industry as a ‘milestone payment’.
reference date see section 67 .
related goods and services see section 66 .
relevant construction contract , for a progress payment or payment claim, means the construction contract to which the progress payment, or to which the payment claim, relates.
respondent see section 75 (1) .
standard payment claim means a payment claim that is not a complex payment claim.
(sec.64-ssec) In this chapter— adjudicated amount see section 88 (1) . adjudication application see section 79 (1) . adjudication certificate see section 91 (1) . adjudication response see section 82 (1) . adjudicator , in relation to an adjudication application, means an adjudicator appointed under section 81 to decide the application. carry out construction work means— carry out construction work personally; or directly or indirectly, cause construction work to be carried out; or provide advisory, administrative, management or supervisory services for carrying out construction work. claimant see section 75 (1) . complex payment claim means a payment claim for an amount more than $750,000 or, if a greater amount is prescribed by regulation, the amount prescribed. s 64 def complex payment claim amd 2020 No. 24 s 64 construction contract means a contract, agreement or other arrangement under which 1 party undertakes to carry out construction work for, or to supply related goods and services to, another party. construction work see section 65 . due date , for a progress payment, means the day the progress payment becomes payable under section 73 . payment claim see section 68 (1) . payment schedule see section 69 . progress payment means a payment to which a person is entitled under section 70 , and includes, without affecting any entitlement under the section— the final payment for construction work carried out, or for related goods and services supplied, under a construction contract; or a single or one-off payment for carrying out construction work, or for supplying related goods and services, under a construction contract; or a payment that is based on an event or date, known in the building and construction industry as a ‘milestone payment’. reference date see section 67 . related goods and services see section 66 . relevant construction contract , for a progress payment or payment claim, means the construction contract to which the progress payment, or to which the payment claim, relates. respondent see section 75 (1) . standard payment claim means a payment claim that is not a complex payment claim.
- (a) carry out construction work personally; or
- (b) directly or indirectly, cause construction work to be carried out; or
- (c) provide advisory, administrative, management or supervisory services for carrying out construction work.
- (a) the final payment for construction work carried out, or for related goods and services supplied, under a construction contract; or
- (b) a single or one-off payment for carrying out construction work, or for supplying related goods and services, under a construction contract; or
- (c) a payment that is based on an event or date, known in the building and construction industry as a ‘milestone payment’.