Prepare an ACT payment schedule within the earlier of the contract time and 10 business…
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Extract the claimed amount, the day the claim was given and the respondent’s instructed reasons into a payment-schedule shell.
- What the lawyer must review
- Fix the scheduled amount and each withholding reason
- Approve the schedule that is sent
- Keep the adjudication response inside those reasons and the section 22 periods
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Australian Capital Territory
Produce. A payment schedule that identifies the claim, states the scheduled amount, and states the reasons the lawyer has approved, or a note that no schedule will be given and why.
Have ready. The payment claim and the day it was given; The construction contract’s payment-schedule clause; The respondent’s instructions on the amount and the reasons; The ACT Act, sections 16, 19 and 22, in Republication No 14.
Example of the limit. A contract that requires a payment schedule within 7 business days is earlier than the 10 business days in section 16(4)(b). The respondent who misses that earlier time becomes liable for the claimed amount on the due date.
Stop and hand it back when
- The schedule is timed as a flat 10 business days when the contract states an earlier time.
- The copy of the adjudication response is counted as 2 business days. Section 22(5) says not later than 2 days after the response is given to the adjudicator.
- The section 19(1)(b) adjudication application is counted as 10 business days after the end of the 5-day period only. Section 19(3)(d) uses the earlier of that end and the day the claimant receives the payment schedule.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-09-22.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Extract the claimed amount, the day the claim was given and the respondent’s instructed reasons into a payment-schedule shell. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Record the day the payment claim was given. Section 16(4) uses the time the contract requires, or 10 business days after the claim is given, whichever is earlier.
- Make the schedule identify the payment claim and state the scheduled amount. If that amount is less than the claimed amount, indicate why, and state each reason for withholding.
- If the section 16(4) time was missed, a further schedule depends on the claimant’s section 19(2) notice, given within 20 business days immediately following the due date. The respondent then has 5 business days after receiving the notice.
- Keep any adjudication response inside section 22: only if the payment schedule was in time, only with reasons already in the schedule, and before the later of 7 business days after the respondent receives a copy of the application and 5 business days after notice of acceptance. Give the claimant a copy not later than 2 days after the response is given to the adjudicator.
Sources
- Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2009 (ACT), Republication No 14, effective 6 December 2025 · 2026-09-22
- ACT Government: Security of payments · 2026-09-22
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