NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (SECURITY OF PAYMENTS)
REGULATIONS 2005
As in force at 25 May 2024
Table of provisions
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1
4 Contact details ................................................................................. 1
5 Prescribed appointers ...................................................................... 2
5A High value construction contract amount ......................................... 2
5B High value construction contract dispute resolution
mechanism ...................................................................................... 2
6 Information in application for adjudication ....................................... 3
7 Information in response to application ............................................. 3
8 Information in adjudicator's decision ................................................ 3
9 Interest rates.................................................................................... 4
10 Information for notice of intention to suspend performance of
obligations ....................................................................................... 4
11 Eligibility for registration ................................................................... 4
12 Information to be included in application or nomination for
registration ....................................................................................... 6
12A Information to be included in application or nomination for
renewal of registration ..................................................................... 6
13 Fee for application or nomination .................................................... 7
14 Information to be given by registered adjudicator ............................ 7
ENDNOTES
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 25 May 2024
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (SECURITY OF PAYMENTS)
REGULATIONS 2005
Regulations under the Construction Contracts (Security of Payments)
Act 2004
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Construction Contracts
(Security of Payments) Regulations 2005.
2 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on the commencement of
section 64 of the Construction Contracts (Security of Payments)
Act 2004.
3 Definitions
In these Regulations:
ABN has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System
(Australian Business Number) Act 1999 (Cth).
ACN has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001.
contact details has the meaning in regulation 4.
4 Contact details
A person who is required to give the contact details of a person
must give the following details, but only to the extent those details
are known to the person:
(a) the address and telephone and facsimile numbers of the
person;
(b) the ABN number of the person or the person's business or, if
the person does not have an ABN, the ACN of the person.
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5 Prescribed appointers
For section 4 of the Act, definition prescribed appointer, each of
the following persons is prescribed:
(a) The Royal Australian Institute of Architects Limited
ACN 000 023 012;
(b) Housing Industry Association Limited ACN 004 631 752;
(d) RICS Australasia Pty Ltd ACN 089 873 067 trading as
RICS Dispute Resolution Service;
(e) Law Society Northern Territory;
(f) The Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia
ACN 008 520 045;
(g) Resolution Institute ACN 008 651 232;
(h) The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
ACN 008 485 809;
(i) Master Builders Northern Territory Limited ACN 627 299 414.
5A High value construction contract amount
For section 4A of the Act, definition high value construction
contract, the amount prescribed is 500 000 000 monetary units.
5B High value construction contract dispute resolution
mechanism
For section 10A(1)(b) of the Act, a dispute resolution mechanism
must:
(a) provide a process for the parties to the high value construction
contract to undertake a dispute resolution; and
(b) require that the parties undertake the dispute resolution:
(i) in good faith; and
(ii) in a timely manner; and
(c) require that, in the event that the payment dispute is not
resolved within 45 working days, payments between the
parties (and to third parties) under the contract continue
pending resolution of the payment dispute by a court or
arbitration process; and
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(d) state that the dispute resolution mechanism continues to apply
even if the contract has expired or has been terminated; and
(e) be set out in a clear and unambiguous manner.
6 Information in application for adjudication
For section 28(2)(a) of the Act, an application for adjudication must,
in addition to the other information required by section 28(2) of the
Act, contain:
(a) the name and contact details of the appointed adjudicator or
prescribed appointer; and
(b) the applicant's name and contact details; and
(c) the name and contact details of each other party to the
contract.
7 Information in response to application
For section 29(2)(a) of the Act, a response to an application for
adjudication must, in addition to the other information required by
section 29(2) of the Act, contain:
(a) the name and contact details of the appointed adjudicator or
prescribed appointer; and
(b) the applicant's name and contact details; and
(c) the respondent's name and contact details.
8 Information in adjudicator's decision
For section 38(1)(b) of the Act, an appointed adjudicator's decision
must, in addition to the other information required by section 38(1)
of the Act, contain:
(a) the name of the adjudicator; and
(b) the applicant's name and contact details; and
(c) the respondent's name and contact details; and
(d) the date and any identification number of the adjudicator's
determination.
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9 Interest rates
For sections 35(1)(b) and 41(2) of the Act and clause 7 of the
Schedule to the Act, the interest rate is the rate fixed from time to
time for section 85 of the Supreme Court Act 1979.
10 Information for notice of intention to suspend performance of
obligations
For section 44(2)(a) of the Act, a contractor's notice of intention to
suspend the performance of its obligations must, in addition to the
other information required by section 44(2) of the Act, contain:
(a) the name of the appointed adjudicator;
(b) the principal's name and contact details;
(c) the contractor's name and contact details;
(d) the date and any identification number of the adjudicator's
determination;
(e) the amount to be paid to the contractor under the
determination; and
(f) the date by which the principal must pay that amount under
the determination.
11 Eligibility for registration
(1) For section 52(1) of the Act, a natural person is eligible to be a
registered adjudicator if the person has the qualifications and
experience stated in subregulations (3) to (5).
(2) However, the person must not be registered if the person is a
disqualified person under subregulations (6) to (8).
(3) The person must:
(a) hold a degree from a university or other tertiary institution in
Australia in any of the following courses:
(i) architecture;
(ii) building;
(iii) building surveying;
(iv) construction;
(v) engineering;
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(vi) law;
(vii) project management;
(viii) quantity surveying; or
(b) have an equivalent qualification from a university or other
tertiary institution outside Australia; or
(c) be eligible for membership of any of the following bodies:
(i) The Royal Australian Institute of Architects Limited
ACN 000 023 012;
(ii) Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
ACN 004 540 836;
(iii) The Institution of Engineers Australia;
(iv) Law Society Northern Territory;
(v) The Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia
ACN 008 520 045;
(vi) Resolution Institute ACN 008 651 232;
(vii) Australian Institute of Project Management
ACN 001 443 303;
(viii) The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
ACN 008 485 809; or
(d) be registered under the Building Act 1993 in the category of
building contractor.
(4) For subregulation (3)(b), 2 qualifications are equivalent if the
courses of study to attain them cover approximately the same
matters.
(5) The person must:
(a) have at least 5 years experience in:
(i) administering construction contracts; or
(ii) dispute resolution relating to construction contracts; and
(b) have successfully completed a training course that, in the
opinion of the Registrar, qualifies the person to be an
adjudicator under the Act.
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(6) The person is a disqualified person if the person:
(a) is an undischarged bankrupt; or
(b) has applied to take the benefit of a law for the relief of
bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or
(c) has compounded with creditors or made an assignment of the
person's remuneration for their benefit; or
(d) is disqualified from registration under a law of a State or
Territory in a profession mentioned in subregulation (3)(a); or
(e) is unsuitable to conduct adjudications under Part 3 of the Act.
(7) For subregulation (6)(e), in deciding whether the person is
unsuitable to conduct adjudications, the Registrar must have regard
to the criminal history check obtained in relation to the person as
mentioned in regulation 12(2).
(8) Subregulation (7) does not limit the matters to which the Registrar
may have regard in deciding whether a person is unsuitable to
conduct adjudications.
12 Information to be included in application or nomination for
registration
(1) For section 52(4C)(a) of the Act, anapplication or nomination under
section 52(2) of the Act must:
(a) state whether the applicant or nominee knows of any reasons
that might disqualify the applicant or nominee from registration
as mentioned in regulation 11(6)(d); and
(b) if any such reasons are known – state those reasons.
(2) In addition, the application or nomination must be accompanied by
an authorisation by the applicant or nominee for the Registrar to
obtain a criminal history check of the applicant or nominee.
12A Information to be included in application or nomination for
renewal of registration
(1) For section 52(4C)(a) of the Act, an application or nomination under
section 52(4) of the Act must state whether the applicant or
nominee knows of any material changes to the registered
adjudicator's eligibility to be registered since being registered under
section 52(2) of the Act.
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(2) In addition, the application or nomination must be accompanied by
an authorisation by the applicant or nominee for the Registrar to
obtain a criminal history check of the applicant or nominee.
13 Fee for application or nomination
For section 52(4C)(b) of the Act, the fee for making of an
application or nomination is 115 revenue units.
14 Information to be given by registered adjudicator
(1) For section 53A of the Act, the following information is required for
each application:
(a) the adjudicator's name;
(b) if the adjudicator has a registration number given by the
Registrar – that number;
(c) the name and contact details of:
(i) the applicant for the adjudication; and
(ii) each other party named in the application;
(d) the nature of the work done or to be done to which the
application for adjudication relates;
(e) the location of the construction the subject of the contract;
(f) the amount of the payment claim the subject of the
application;
(g) the date on which the adjudicator was appointed to adjudicate
the payment dispute;
(h) if the adjudicator dismissed the application under
section 33(1)(a) of the Act without making a determination –
the date of dismissal;
(i) if the adjudicator made a determination under section 33(1)(b)
of the Act:
(i) the amount to be paid or security to be returned; and
(ia) how the amount in subparagraph (i) was calculated; and
(ii) the amount of interest payable; and
(iii) how the amount of interest was calculated;
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(j) if the application is taken to be dismissed under section 33(2)
of the Act – the date of dismissal;
(k) the following amounts (costs of the adjudication):
(i) the amount the adjudicator is entitled to be paid under
section 46(1A) of the Act;
(ii) the costs of testing under section 34(2)(c)(ii) of the Act;
(iii) the costs of engaging an expert under
section 34(2)(c)(iii) of the Act;
(l) the amount each party must pay for the costs of the
adjudication.
(2) However, if the adjudicator is disqualified under section 31(1) of the
Act, the adjudicator must give the Registrar the following
information:
(a) the details specified in subregulation (1)(a) to (g);
(b) the date of the disqualification;
(c) the amount the adjudicator is entitled to be paid under
section 46(1A) of the Act.
Note for subregulation (2)(c)
Under section 46(2) of the Act, an adjudicator who is disqualified has the
entitlements mentioned in section 46(1A) of the Act for any adjudication work
done before the disqualification is notified to the parties.
(3) The information specified in subregulation (1) must be given to the
Registrar:
(a) if the adjudicator has dismissed the application under
section 33(1)(a) of the Act – no later than 10 working days
after the application is dismissed; or
(b) if the adjudicator has made a determination under
section 33(1)(b) of the Act – at the same time as the
adjudicator gives a copy of the determination to the Registrar;
or
(c) if the application is taken to be dismissed under section 33(2)
of the Act – no later than 10 working days after the application
is taken to be dismissed.
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(4) The information specified in subregulation (2):
(a) must be given to the Registrar no later than 10 working days
after the disqualification; and
(b) is in addition to the information required to be given to the
Registrar under section 31(2) of the Act.
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Regulations (SL No. 20, 2005)
Notified 31 May 2005
Commenced 1 July 2005 (r 2, s 2 Construction Contracts (Security of
Payments) Act 2004 (Act No. 66, 2004) and Gaz G21,
25 May 2005, p 3)
Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SL
No. 26, 2010)
Notified 29 November 2010
Commenced 29 November 2010
Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Act
No. 27, 2019)
Assent date 3 September 2019
Commenced 3 February 2020 (Gaz G51, 18 December 2019, p 2)
Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Amendment Regulations 2020
(SL No. 12, 2020)
Notified 17 June 2020
Commenced 17 June 2020
Justice and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 9, 2024)
Assent date 24 May 2024
Commenced pts 4 and 8: nc; pts 9 and 10: 1 July 2024 (s 2(3));
rem: 25 May 2024 (s 2(1))
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: rr 1, 9 and 11.
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4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
r 3 amd No. 26, 2010, r 6
r 5 amd No. 26, 2010, r 3
sub No. 12, 2020, r 4
amd Act No. 9, 2024, s 10
rr 5A – 5B ins Act No. 27, 2019, s 37
rr 6 – 8 amd No. 26, 2010, r 6
r 11 amd No. 26, 2010, r 6; No. 12, 2020, r 5
r 12 sub No. 26, 2010, r 4
amd Act No. 27, 2019, s 38
r 12A ins Act No. 27, 2019, s 39
r 13 amd No. 26, 2010, r 6; Act No. 27, 2019, s 40
r 14 ins No. 26, 2010, r 5
amd Act No. 27, 2019, s 41