Notice · Construction & Infrastructure
Notice of dispute under a construction contract (AS 4000 family and bespoke contracts)
Notice that starts the contractual dispute resolution process under a construction contract: identifies the dispute, the claim, the clauses relied on and the relief sought, invites the required conference, and preserves security of payment rights.
- Kind
- Notice. A formal notice to serve or publish.
- Where it applies
- Australia
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 18 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 18 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Australia.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when a direction, assessment, rejection of a claim or other decision under the contract is disputed and the contract requires written notice of dispute before conference, expert determination, arbitration or litigation. Check the contract's own clause for timing, content, recipients and method before sending.
How AI may be used
AI may fill the notice from the contract and the correspondence and check it against the dispute clause; a lawyer decides what is in dispute, how it is framed and whether the notice is in time.
AI may
- Extract the dispute resolution clause, notice clause, addresses for service and any time bars from the contract and special conditions
- Build the chronology of the disputed direction or assessment from the correspondence
- Check the draft notice against each content requirement of the dispute clause and list gaps
AI must not
- Must not frame the dispute, the claims or the amounts beyond what the lawyer approves
- Must not state that a time bar has been met or does not apply
- Must not combine the notice with a security of payment payment claim or adjudication document
The lawyer checks
- The notice complies with the dispute clause: content, recipients, method and any time limit after the disputed event
- The dispute is described widely enough to cover every claim the client will want to arbitrate or litigate, but accurately
- Security of payment steps are being taken separately and on their own timetable
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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