In NSW, the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (SOPA) works with the Contractors Debts Act 1997 to provide options which allow subcontractors to bypass a head contractor and claim payment directly from the principal in certain circumstances.
While Security of Payment legislation is a powerful tool for recovery, a wrong step can have significant consequences for the chances of your claim succeeding.
Employers should be aware of their rights when an employee discloses they are taking medicinal cannabis, and navigate the situation carefully due to the discrimination risks.
Failing to terminate a construction contract properly can drastically affect your entitlements and legal position, and can leave you exposed to a claim by the other party.
In the construction industry, efficiency is a key goal. In striving for this efficiency, principals and contractors often seek to streamline and fast-track common contracting processes and procedures – enter, the “Letter of Intent”.
From 1 July 2024, there are new changes to the statutory trusts framework in the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) (‘SOP Act’).
Recent decisions in the Federal Court have clarified the timing requirements for an employee’s final pay and the applicable penalties for non-compliance.
Has the Queensland Court of Appeal just decided that a common way of submitting payment claims is, in fact, invalid and contrary to the requirements of legislation?
