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Each Australian State has laws to ensure subcontractors in the construction industry are paid in a timely way. Last year, the Australian Government commissioned John Murray AM to review those laws. His final report was published this week. He made 86 recommendations for harmonisation and improvement of security of payment laws. His central themes were…
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On 21 May 2018, the Federal Government released a final report of the review of the Security of Payment Laws by John Murray AM. As indicated in previous articles, the review was conducted by Mr Murray with the assistance of the Department of Jobs and Small Business. A total of 86 recommendations have been made…
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Legislative responsibility for security of payment in the construction industry rests with the states and territories. There are eight disparate pieces of legislation in Australia which deal with security of payment. As a prominent judge noted some years ago: “We now have a national scheme comprising 8 Acts. It is a scheme which has at…
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