Western Australian Current Acts

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (SECURITY OF PAYMENT) ACT 2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary

           Division 1 -- Introductory  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Object of Act

           Division 2 -- Interpretation  

   4.      Terms used
            
   5.      Term used: construction contract
            
   6.      Term used: construction work
            
   7.      Term used: related goods and services
            
   8.      Value of construction contract

           Division 3 -- Application of Act  

   9.      Construction contracts to which Act applies
            
   10.     Construction contracts to which Act does not apply
            
   11.     Act binds Crown

   PART 2 -- Construction contracts and right to progress payments

           Division 1 -- Form and content of construction contracts  

   12.     Model forms of construction contracts
            
   13.     Construction contracts that are to be in writing and contain mandatory information
            
   14.     Prohibited terms: pay when paid provisions
            
   15.     Other prohibited terms prescribed by regulations
            
   16.     Notice-based time bar has no effect if declared unfair in particular case

           Division 2 -- Right to progress payments  

   17.     Right to progress payments
            
   18.     Amount of progress payment
            
   19.     Valuation of construction work and related goods and services
            
   20.     Due date for payment
            
   21.     Interest on payment after due date

   PART 3 -- Procedure for obtaining progress payments

           Division 1 -- Payment claims and schedules  

   22.     Making payment claims
            
   23.     When payment claims may be made
            
   24.     Content of payment claims
            
   25.     Response to payment claim: payment schedule
            
   26.     Claimed amount becomes payable if payment schedule not duly given
            
   27.     Consequences of not paying claimed or scheduled amount

           Division 2 -- Adjudication of payment disputes  

   28.     When claimant may apply for adjudication of payment claim
            
   29.     To whom adjudication application made
            
   30.     Requirements relating to adjudication application
            
   31.     Withdrawal of adjudication application
            
   32.     Appointment of adjudicator
            
   33.     Disqualification of adjudicator with conflict of interest in adjudication application
            
   34.     Adjudication response
            
   35.     Adjudication procedures
            
   36.     Jurisdiction to make determination, frivolous or vexatious applications and complex applications
            
   37.     Time allowed for adjudicator to determine adjudication application
            
   38.     Adjudicator’s determination

           Division 3 -- Review of adjudications  

   39.     When claimant or respondent may apply for review of adjudication
            
   40.     Adjudicated amount in dispute to be paid into trust account before respondent may make adjudication review application
            
   41.     To whom adjudication review application made
            
   42.     Requirements relating to adjudication review application
            
   43.     Withdrawal of adjudication review application
            
   44.     Appointment of review adjudicator
            
   45.     Adjudication review response
            
   46.     Adjudication review procedures
            
   47.     Time allowed for review adjudicator to determine adjudication review application
            
   48.     Review adjudicator’s determination

           Division 4 -- Adjudication fees and expenses  

   49.     Terms used
            
   50.     Adjudication fees and expenses
            
   51.     Miscellaneous provisions relating to adjudication fees and expenses

           Division 5 -- Payment and recovery of adjudicated and other amounts  

   52.     Requirement to pay adjudicated amount or to repay excess amount
            
   53.     Certification of determination if adjudicated amount not paid or excess amount not repaid
            
   54.     Certified copy of determination enforceable as monetary judgment
            
   55.     Effect of this Part on civil proceedings

           Division 6 -- Claimant’s rights with respect to performance security  

   56.     Terms used
            
   57.     Right to receive notice before recourse to performance security
            
   58.     Right to release of performance security
            
   59.     Right to substitute performance security
            
   60.     Requirements for compliant performance bond for substitution of performance security
            
   61.     Application of Division where third parties involved in performance securities

           Division 7 -- Claimant’s right to suspend work or supply  

   62.     Claimant’s right to suspend work or supply for non-payment
            
   63.     Provisions relating to suspension of work or supply

           Division 8 -- Claimant’s right to lien  

   64.     Lien over unfixed plant and materials in respect of unpaid progress payments

           Division 9 -- Miscellaneous provisions relating to payment claims  

   65.     Threatening or intimidating claimants or persons entitled to make claim
            
   66.     Jurisdictional error in determination of adjudicator or review adjudicator
            
   67.     No appeal or review of determination of adjudicator or review adjudicator except under this Part
            
   68.     Application of Part to corporate claimant in liquidation

   PART 4 -- Retention money trusts  

   69.     Terms used
            
   70.     Construction contracts to which Part applies
            
   71.     Retention money to be held on trust
            
   72.     Beneficial interests of parties to contract in retention money trusts
            
   73.     Requirement to draw down debt facility or otherwise set aside retention money required to be held on trust
            
   74.     Establishment of retention money trust accounts and payments into trust accounts
            
   75.     Requirements relating to establishment of retention money trust accounts
            
   76.     Withdrawals from retention money trust accounts
            
   77.     Decisions on payments into or out of retention money trust accounts by adjudicators, courts, arbitrators and experts
            
   78.     Trust account interest and fees
            
   79.     Trust records
            
   80.     Power to employ agents
            
   81.     Recognised financial institutions not subject to certain obligations and liabilities
            
   82.     Application of Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth)
            
   83.     Trusts under this Part prevail over construction or other contracts
            
   84.     General jurisdiction of courts to supervise trusts preserved
            
   85.     Application of Trustees Act 1962
            
   86.     Indemnity of trustee from trust under this Part
            
   87.     Offence for failure to comply with certain requirements of this PART

   PART 5 -- Nominating authorities, adjudicators and review adjudicators

           Division 1 -- Authorisation of nominating authorities  

   88.     Application for authorisation
            
   89.     Maximum number of persons who may be authorised
            
   90.     Authorisation of nominating authorities
            
   91.     Eligibility to be authorised
            
   92.     Conditions of authorisation
            
   93.     Term of authorisation
            
   94.     Revocation of authorisation
            
   95.     Review by State Administrative Tribunal of decisions of Building Commissioner
            
   96.     Information to be provided to Building Commissioner by authorised nominating authorities
            
   97.     Code of practice for nominating authorities
            
   98.     Making and determining applications for authorisation before commencement of Division

           Division 2 -- Registration of adjudicators and review adjudicators  

   99.     Registration of individual as adjudicator, review adjudicator or both
            
   100.    Application for registration
            
   101.    Registration as adjudicator or review adjudicator
            
   102.    Eligibility to be registered
            
   103.    Conditions of registration
            
   104.    Renewal of registration
            
   105.    Term of registration
            
   106.    Suspension or cancellation of registration
            
   107.    Public register of adjudicators and review adjudicators
            
   108.    Review by State Administrative Tribunal of decisions of Building Commissioner
            
   109.    Code of practice for adjudicators and review adjudicators
            
   110.    Transitional registration on commencement of Division

   PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   111.    No contracting out
            
   112.    Immunity from civil liability
            
   113.    Service of documents
            
   114.    Approved forms
            
   115.    Annual report on operation of Act
            
   116.    Use or disclosure of confidential information
            
   117.    Criminal proceedings generally
            
   118.    Liability of officers for offence by body corporate
            
   119.    Regulations
            
   120.     Review of Act

   PART 7 -- Consequential amendments to other Acts

           Division 1 -- Building Services (Complaint Resolution and Administration) Act 2011 amended  

   121.    Act amended
            
   122.    Section 3 amended
            
   123.    Section 70 amended
            
   124.    Section 71 amended

           Division 2 -- Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 amended  

   125.    Act amended
            
   126.    Section 3 amended
            
   127.    Section 18 amended
            
   128.    Section 32A inserted
            
   32A.    Notification of new directors 1
            
   129.    Section 53 amended
            
   130.    Section 57 amended
            
   131.    Section 58 amended
            
   132.    Section 59 amended
            
   133.    Part 5A inserted

   PART 5A -- Insolvency of building service contractors  

   63A.    Terms used 1
            
   63B.    Excluded contractors not to be registered 1
            
   63C.    Declaration of excluded contractors 1
            
   63D.    When individual or non-corporate body may be declared excluded contractor 1
            
   63E.    When corporation may be declared excluded contractor 1
            
   63F.    Procedure for declaring excluded contractor 1
            
   63G.    When declaration of excluded contractor takes effect 1
            
   134.    Section 64 amended

           Division 3 -- Construction Contracts Act 2004 amended  

   135.    Act amended
            
   136.    Section 1 amended
            
   137.    Section 7 amended
            
   138.    Section 48 amended
            
   139.    Section 52 deleted

           Division 4 -- Procurement Act 2020 amended  

   140.    Act amended
            
   141.    Section 4 amended
           Defined terms