Review a construction contract against AS 4000, AS 2124, GC21, NEC4 or FIDIC
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Compare the draft to the named standard form, list departures on payment, variation, time-bar, risk and disputes, and flag whether the baseline is AS 4000:2025 or AS 4000-1997.
- What the lawyer must review
- Confirm the version: AS 4000:2025 (June 2025) moves default disputes to litigation
- Note AS 4000:2025 also updates PPSA, WHS and variation clauses
- Flag bespoke departures and every time-bar
- Decide whether each is a condition precedent (Peninsula Balmain v Abigroup (2002) 18 BCL 322)
- Apply ACL unfair terms (contracts to $5 million, from 9 November 2023) and PPSA
- Written for / version
- Australia versionAU
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording and identifying points for review. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Calculate operative dates independently from the current rule and actual triggering event. Check exceptions and record the verified deadline.
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.