Guide · updated November 2026
Getting paid: guides for subbies and tradies
- How to make a payment claim in NSW
Subcontractor in NSW waiting to be paid? What a payment claim must include, the 10-day schedule and 20-day payment deadlines, suspension and adjudication timeframes. - Victoria's 2026 Security of Payment reforms: what changed for payment claims
From 15 April 2026 Victoria abolished reference dates and excluded amounts, capped payment terms at 20 business days and allowed monthly claims. What subbies need to do now. - How to make a payment claim in Queensland (BIF Act)
Queensland subcontractor payment claims under the BIF Act: what to include, 15 business days for a payment schedule, 25-day maximum payment terms, and adjudication deadlines. - Builder won't pay? The 5-step playbook for subcontractors
Builder not paying your invoice? Turn it into a valid payment claim, track the schedule deadline, give notice to suspend, and apply for adjudication. NSW, VIC, QLD. - Payment schedule deadline calculator
Work out the payment schedule, payment due, adjudication and suspension dates for a Security of Payment claim, excluding weekends, public holidays and the Christmas shutdown. - Suspending work for non-payment: the notice
How subcontractors can lawfully suspend work under Security of Payment laws: when you can, what the notice must say, and the business days you must wait. - Applying for adjudication: a subcontractor's guide
Adjudication deadlines by state, what goes in your submissions, and the evidence adjudicators look for. NSW, VIC and QLD. - Payment claim template: what a valid claim needs
What a valid payment claim needs: claimant and respondent details, work identified, amount claimed, the statutory statement, and how to serve it.
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Work out every deadline free, then build a valid payment claim and the full recovery pack (reminders, suspension notice, adjudication submissions) in about 15 minutes.
Make a payment claim Free deadline calculatorMore: How to make a payment claim in NSW · Victoria's 2026 Security of Payment reforms: what changed for payment claims · How to make a payment claim in Queensland (BIF Act) · Builder won't pay? The 5-step playbook for subcontractors · Payment schedule deadline calculator · Suspending work for non-payment: the notice · Applying for adjudication: a subcontractor's guide · Payment claim template: what a valid claim needs