Plain-English guides for unpaid construction invoices, Security of Payment claims, state rules and trade-specific payment issues.
Find Security of Payment information for QLD, NSW, VIC, WA, SA, TAS, ACT and NT.
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View Trade Guides →Learn how payment claims work, what evidence you need and when to take formal action.
View Payment Claim Guides →Adjudication under Australia's Security of Payment laws is faster and cheaper than court. Here's how it works and why debtors take it seriously.
Your head contractor didn't return a payment schedule. Here's what the law says you can do, and when.
Got a payment schedule from your head contractor? Here's what it means and how to protect your rights under Australian Security of Payment law.
A step-by-step guide to serving a valid payment claim under Australian Security of Payment laws—and why getting it right matters.
Reference dates are the legal clock-starters in construction payment claims. Get them wrong, and your claim might be invalid. Here's how to get them right.
The NT has its own payment laws. Here's what subcontractors need to understand about protecting themselves.
Navigate the ACT Security of Payment Act 2009. Here's what subcontractors need to know to lodge a claim and protect cash flow.
Queensland and NSW have their own SOP laws. Here's what Tasmanian tradies need to know about getting paid on time.
South Australian tradies and subcontractors can use the SOP Act to recover unpaid invoices fast. Here's how the process works and what you need to know.
Understand your payment rights under WA's Construction Contracts Act 2004 and how to enforce them if you're not paid on time.
PayClaim is not a debt collection agency. For unpaid construction invoices, PayClaim may help you take a formal first step by preparing and serving Security of Payment claim documents.
Start your PayClaim, upload your invoice and evidence, and only pay $79 when you're ready for PayClaim to prepare and serve it.