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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.67WVoid payment provision in commercial building contract
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### sec.67W Void payment provision in commercial building contract
A provision in a commercial building contract is void to the extent it provides for payment of a progress payment by a contracting party to a contracted party later than 15 business days after submission of a payment claim.
In this section—
business day means a day that is not—
a Saturday or Sunday; or
a public holiday, special holiday or bank holiday in the place in which any relevant act is to be or may be done; or
a day in the period from 22 December in a particular year to 10 January in the following year, both days inclusive.
s 67W ins 1999 No. 43 s 29
sub 2004 No. 6 s 113 sch 1
amd 2020 No. 24 s 132
(sec.67W-ssec.1) A provision in a commercial building contract is void to the extent it provides for payment of a progress payment by a contracting party to a contracted party later than 15 business days after submission of a payment claim.
(sec.67W-ssec.2) In this section— business day means a day that is not— a Saturday or Sunday; or a public holiday, special holiday or bank holiday in the place in which any relevant act is to be or may be done; or a day in the period from 22 December in a particular year to 10 January in the following year, both days inclusive.
- (a) a Saturday or Sunday; or
- (b) a public holiday, special holiday or bank holiday in the place in which any relevant act is to be or may be done; or
- (c) a day in the period from 22 December in a particular year to 10 January in the following year, both days inclusive.