Tasmania runs the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (Tas) — East-Coast style, administered through Consumer, Building and Occupational Services (CBOS). The process mirrors NSW, with one quirk worth knowing for residential work.
New to how this works? Start with Security of Payment explained.
The payment claim process
- Payment claim for a progress payment.
- Payment schedule — the respondent normally has 10 business days to reply. But if the claim is for a residential structure and the respondent is the owner of the land (and not a building practitioner), the window is 20 business days (CBOS Tasmania: making a claim).
Adjudication timeframes
- You must notify the respondent of your intention to adjudicate within 20 business days of the payment schedule being due.
- A section 21(4) notice gives the respondent 5 business days to pay or provide a payment schedule.
- After that window closes, you have 10 business days to lodge an adjudication application with an authorised nominating authority.
- The adjudicator decides within 10 business days of lodgement, unless both parties agree to longer.
Common mistakes
- Using the 10-business-day schedule assumption on an owner-occupier residential job, where it is 20.
- Missing the 20-business-day window to notify your intention to adjudicate.
- Skipping the section 21(4) notice step where no schedule was given.
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