Adjudication is a dispute resolution process to help resolve disagreements about progress payments and money owed....

Welcome to part 3 of our series of articles discussing the basics of the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld)(BIFA).  So far in this series we’ve covered: Payment claims; and Payment schedules. If you’ve missed these articles, be sure to read them here. What is a reference date? It’s a date stated...

We’ve recently launched our Building and Construction Law Basics series to give you the basics of the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) (BIFA) and help those working in the building and construction industry shape their business practices and improve their prospects of successfully making or defending a claim for payment under...

Security of payment in Queensland is regulated by the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) (BIFA). BIFA came into force in December 2018, repealing the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld) also known as BCIPA. BIFA aims to facilitate payments for building and construction industry participants who have performed construction work...