8/18/2019 Payment Claim Flow Chart

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 Payment Claim

Payment claims made by the Head

Contractor to Principal must includesupporting statement

10 business days or time required bythe contract, whichever is less, to

provide Payment Schedule

Payment Schedule

received?

 After Due Date passes, issue a17(2) Notice. Claimant has 20

business days from Due Date toissue notice

Payment Schedule

received?

Respondent has 5 business days afterreceiving notice to provide schedule

10 business days to submit

 Adjudication Application

Adjudication Application

Amount is less than

claimed or $NIL

Claimant does not dispute

Schedule but Respondent

fails to pay by Due Date

10 business days to submit

 Adjudication Application

20 business days to submit

 Adjudication Application

Adjudication Application

Adjudication response from

respondent

If respondent lodges Adjudication response,

must lodge response within 5 business daysfrom receiving application or 2 businessdays from receiving notice of adjudicator

acceptance, whichever is later 

Adjudicator DecisionDue within 10 business days of the adjudicator’s acceptance

Pay Adjudicator’s feesMust be paid before decision is released

Respondent has 5 business days from releaseof the decision to pay the adjudicated amount

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes No

Security of payment claim and adjudication process flow chart