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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.94Claimant may make new application in certain circumstances
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### sec.94 Claimant may make new application in certain circumstances
Subsection (2) applies if an adjudicator, who accepts a referral to decide an adjudication application (the original application ), does not decide the application within the period required under section 85 .
The claimant may do either of the following within 5 business days after the period mentioned in subsection (1) —
request the registrar refer the original application to another adjudicator; or
make a new adjudication application (the new application ) under section 79 .
If the claimant requests the registrar refer the original application to another adjudicator—
the registrar must refer the application to another adjudicator within 4 business days after the request is made; and
no fee is payable for referring the original application to another adjudicator.
Also, if another adjudicator accepts the referral, this division applies for the original application with the following changes—
the claimant must give the adjudicator a copy of his or her submissions included in the original application within 5 business days after the adjudicator accepts the referral;
the respondent must give the adjudicator a copy of his or her submissions included in an adjudication response, if any, for the original application within 5 business days after the adjudicator accepts the referral;
the response date for the application under section 85 (2) is the day—
the adjudicator receives the copy of the submission from the respondent; or
if the respondent does not give the adjudicator the copy of the submission within the period mentioned in paragraph (b) —immediately after the end of the period;
in deciding the adjudication application, the adjudicator must not consider any submissions other than—
the submissions mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; or
further written submissions asked for by the adjudicator under section 84 (2) (b) .
This division applies to the new application in the same way it applies to any other adjudication application made under section 79 .
However, the claimant may, despite section 79 (2) (b) , make the new application within 5 business days after the claimant becomes entitled to act under subsection (2) .
(sec.94-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if an adjudicator, who accepts a referral to decide an adjudication application (the original application ), does not decide the application within the period required under section 85 .
(sec.94-ssec.2) The claimant may do either of the following within 5 business days after the period mentioned in subsection (1) — request the registrar refer the original application to another adjudicator; or make a new adjudication application (the new application ) under section 79 .
(sec.94-ssec.3) If the claimant requests the registrar refer the original application to another adjudicator— the registrar must refer the application to another adjudicator within 4 business days after the request is made; and no fee is payable for referring the original application to another adjudicator.
(sec.94-ssec.4) Also, if another adjudicator accepts the referral, this division applies for the original application with the following changes— the claimant must give the adjudicator a copy of his or her submissions included in the original application within 5 business days after the adjudicator accepts the referral; the respondent must give the adjudicator a copy of his or her submissions included in an adjudication response, if any, for the original application within 5 business days after the adjudicator accepts the referral; the response date for the application under section 85 (2) is the day— the adjudicator receives the copy of the submission from the respondent; or if the respondent does not give the adjudicator the copy of the submission within the period mentioned in paragraph (b) —immediately after the end of the period; in deciding the adjudication application, the adjudicator must not consider any submissions other than— the submissions mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; or further written submissions asked for by the adjudicator under section 84 (2) (b) .
(sec.94-ssec.5) This division applies to the new application in the same way it applies to any other adjudication application made under section 79 .
(sec.94-ssec.6) However, the claimant may, despite section 79 (2) (b) , make the new application within 5 business days after the claimant becomes entitled to act under subsection (2) .
- (a) request the registrar refer the original application to another adjudicator; or
- (b) make a new adjudication application (the new application ) under section 79 .
- (a) the registrar must refer the application to another adjudicator within 4 business days after the request is made; and
- (b) no fee is payable for referring the original application to another adjudicator.
- (a) the claimant must give the adjudicator a copy of his or her submissions included in the original application within 5 business days after the adjudicator accepts the referral;
- (b) the respondent must give the adjudicator a copy of his or her submissions included in an adjudication response, if any, for the original application within 5 business days after the adjudicator accepts the referral;
- (c) the response date for the application under section 85 (2) is the day— (i) the adjudicator receives the copy of the submission from the respondent; or (ii) if the respondent does not give the adjudicator the copy of the submission within the period mentioned in paragraph (b) —immediately after the end of the period;
- (i) the adjudicator receives the copy of the submission from the respondent; or
- (ii) if the respondent does not give the adjudicator the copy of the submission within the period mentioned in paragraph (b) —immediately after the end of the period;
- (d) in deciding the adjudication application, the adjudicator must not consider any submissions other than— (i) the submissions mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; or (ii) further written submissions asked for by the adjudicator under section 84 (2) (b) .
- (i) the submissions mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; or
- (ii) further written submissions asked for by the adjudicator under section 84 (2) (b) .
- (i) the adjudicator receives the copy of the submission from the respondent; or
- (ii) if the respondent does not give the adjudicator the copy of the submission within the period mentioned in paragraph (b) —immediately after the end of the period;
- (i) the submissions mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; or
- (ii) further written submissions asked for by the adjudicator under section 84 (2) (b) .