Precedents: Construction & Infrastructure
6 starting-point precedents for this area. Each one names the law it rests on and says how far AI may help.
- Precedents in this area
- 6
- Full text
- For signed-in accounts
- Newest law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Guidance for this area
- Tasks and AI use in Construction & Infrastructure
| Precedent | Kind | Where it applies | AI use | Law stated as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security of payment: payment claim (NSW base, with Victorian, Queensland, NZ and UK variants)Payment claim under the NSW Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999, with the statutory content, a schedule of work, service details and the timing rules, plus variants for Victoria, Queensland, NZ and the UK. | Notice | New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, New Zealand, United Kingdom (England and Wales) | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| Security of payment: payment schedule with reasons for withholding (NSW, with Queensland and Victorian notes)Payment schedule responding to a security of payment claim, stating the scheduled amount and every reason for withholding item by item, because reasons left out generally cannot be raised at adjudication. | Notice | New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| Queensland adjudication application (QBCC approved form): preparation guidePreparation guide for a Queensland adjudication application under the BIF Act: eligibility, the three lodgement deadlines, the approved form and fee, submissions, service on the respondent, and the limits on the respondent's response. | Form | Queensland | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Notice of delay and claim for extension of time under a construction contractContractor's notice of delay and extension of time claim, structured to meet typical standard-form requirements: the qualifying cause, critical delay, days claimed, supporting analysis and reservation of rights. | Notice | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Contract clause: AI-generated design, BIM data and practitioner responsibilityClause for consultant appointments and design and construct contracts governing the use of AI in design and BIM: disclosure, practitioner verification, compliance declarations, records, data use, IP in AI-assisted outputs and liability. | Clause | New South Wales, Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Protocol for AI use in expert delay and quantum analysis (construction disputes)Protocol, to attach to expert instructions, setting the rules for experts using AI in delay and quantum analysis: when leave is needed, what must be disclosed, records of prompts and data, and verification, across the Federal Court, NSW courts and NCAT. | Policy | Australia, New South Wales | Red | 17 October 2026 |
AI use levels: Green means AI can do most of the drafting and a lawyer reviews it. Yellow means AI helps in set ways and a lawyer checks specific points. Red means a lawyer does the work and AI stays out of the decisive steps.