Security of payment claim and adjudication process flow chart

Payment Claim

Payment claims made by the Head

Contractor to Principal must include
supporting statement
10 business days or time required by
the contract, whichever is less, to
provide Payment Schedule

Payment Schedule
received?

After Due Date passes, issue a

17(2) Notice. Claimant has 20
business days from Due Date to
issue notice

No

Yes
Respondent has 5 business days after
receiving notice to provide schedule

Claimant does not dispute

Schedule but Respondent
fails to pay by Due Date

No

Amount is less than

claimed or $NIL

Yes

Payment Schedule
received?

Yes

20 business days to submit

Adjudication Application

10 business days to submit

Adjudication Application

Adjudication Application

No

10 business days to submit

Adjudication Application

Adjudication Application

Adjudication response from

respondent

If respondent lodges Adjudication response,

must lodge response within 5 business days
from receiving application or 2 business
days from receiving notice of adjudicator
acceptance, whichever is later

Adjudicator Decision
Due within 10 business days of the adjudicators acceptance

Pay Adjudicators fees

Must be paid before decision is released

Respondent has 5 business days from release

of the decision to pay the adjudicated amount