ACT: Claimant Accepts Payment Schedule

Receipt of the payment schedule does not guarantee payment and some respondents have been known not to pay by the due date for payment.

The due date for payment under the Act is the date on which a payment claim becomes due and payable, being the earlier of 15 business days** after a payment claim is made, or the day when the payment becomes payable under the contract

Please move to the next step on the ACT flowchart by selecting either "Full or any part of Scheduled Amount not paid by Due Date" or "Full Payment made by Due Date". Payment Process under the Act complete" depending on the circumstances.

**We note that the ACT Government has advised that the “the changes to the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2009, which commenced on 11 March 2024 (and relevantly change the timeframe from 10 business days to 15 business days), apply to any progress claim made under the Act from 11 March 2024, regardless [of] when the contract was signed.” This issue will remain unsettled until it is considered by the Courts.