Course overview

Security of Payment in Practice – Australia is for people preparing, receiving or responding to construction payment claims. It focuses on the applicable jurisdiction’s procedures and the internal arrangements needed to identify a claim, assess it and act within the required time.

Participants work through the relationship between contractual payment administration and the statutory process. They examine the required information, service arrangements, response documents and supporting reasons, together with the steps needed when payment or an assessment is disputed.

Participants work through a payment cycle, prepare a sample claim or response and test a register of deadlines and responsibilities. The course also considers when a disagreement needs prompt specialist advice and the information required for escalation.

What the course covers

Topics include:

Establishing the applicable process

Identifying the jurisdiction and the legislation relevant to the work
Understanding the relationship with contractual payment terms
Recognising claims and responses requiring statutory attention
Allocating responsibility for receipt, assessment and issue

Preparing and serving a claim

Checking the required content and supporting calculations
Identifying the relevant payment period and claimed work
Following service requirements and keeping evidence of delivery
Checking the applicable dates before issue

Assessing and responding

Identifying the required response and its deadline
Explaining differences between the claimed and assessed amount
Assembling reasons and records supporting the response
Managing approvals without losing control of the response period

Dealing with disagreement and missed steps

Understanding consequences and escalation points under the relevant regime
An overview of adjudication and the information it requires
Recognising when prompt legal or specialist advice is needed
Testing a working register for deadlines, actions and responsibility

Course delivery

Training is delivered face-to-face, in-house, for organisations in Australia. The course runs over one day, with dates agreed before delivery.

The course can be delivered at entry or experienced level. We agree the level before delivery so that the examples and pace suit the group.

The state or territory is confirmed before delivery and the session is prepared for that jurisdiction. A one-day session does not attempt to teach every Australian regime. We agree whether the exercises should focus on the claimant, respondent or both.