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title: "Security of payment: payment claim (NSW base, with Victorian, Queensland, NZ and UK variants)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/sop-payment-claim"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a11-sop-payment-claim"
area_id: "A11"
kind: "notice"
ai_level: "red"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17"
---

# 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,…

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Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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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.

## Key facts

- Kind: Notice. A formal notice to serve or publish.
- Practice area: [Construction & Infrastructure](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure.md)
- Jurisdictions: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, New Zealand, United Kingdom (England and Wales)
- AI level: Red. Keep AI out of the decisive steps. A lawyer does the work.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the 8 authorities it cites, for 5 jurisdictions.

## When to use it

Use when a contractor, subcontractor or supplier claims a progress payment for construction work or related goods and services in NSW. Check the governing State first: content and timing differ in every jurisdiction.

## How AI may be used

Lawyer-led for the statutory form and timing. AI may compile the schedule of work and amounts from progress records, but a lawyer confirms the governing Act, service date, content and supporting statement before the claim is served.

**AI may:**

- Compile the schedule of work, variations and amounts from progress records, with each line linked to its source.
- Check that the claim states it is made under the Act and identifies the work and the claimed amount.
- Calculate candidate dates (earliest service date, due date) for the lawyer to confirm.

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide which State's Act applies or whether the contract is excluded.
- Must not complete or sign the head contractor's supporting statement.
- Must not serve the claim or fix the service method.

**The lawyer checks:**

- Governing Act and any exclusion (for example, residential work for an owner-occupier) confirmed.
- Service is on or after the earliest permitted date and within the latest date.
- Only one claim per named month (NSW) or reference date (Qld), unless the contract allows more.
- Supporting statement in the approved form attached where a head contractor claims from the principal.

## Authorities

- [Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 8 (right to progress payments)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-046#sec.8)
- [Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 11 (due date: 15 business days to head contractor, 20 to subcontractor)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-046#sec.11)
- [Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 13 (payment claim content, timing and supporting statement)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-046#sec.13)
- [Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) ss 14(4), 15 (consequence of no payment schedule)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-046#sec.14)
- [Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) ss 14, 14A, 14C (as amended from 15 April 2026)](https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/building-and-construction-industry-security-payment-act-2002)
- [Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) ss 68, 75](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-043#sec.68)
- [Construction Contracts Act 2002 (NZ) s 20](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0046/latest/DLM163059.html)
- [Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (UK) Part II](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/part/II)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.nsw.gov.au/housing-and-construction/compliance-and-regulation/security-of-payment/about)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/sop-payment-claim and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*