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WA: Claimant NOT Paid

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Adjudication

By law, the respondent must pay any adjudicated amount. This cannot be varied by inconsistent contract provisions.

The respondent is required to pay the unpaid portion of the adjudicated amount within 5 business days after the respondent receives the adjudication decision, or such later date as the adjudicator may determine.

Where the respondent fails to pay the adjudicated amount in time, the claimant can:

  • suspend future work or the supply of goods or services by giving 2 business days' notice of such intention; and/or
  • commence enforcement action by requesting Western Australia Building and Energy to issue a certified copy of the adjudicator's determination.

Please move to the next step on the flowchart being "Claimant may suspend work on giving 2 business days' notice".

Or

Take me directly to information on how to enforce the adjudication determination.

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