Security of payment in Queensland

What the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) sets for payment claims, payment schedules and adjudication.

Payment claims, schedules and adjudication

Queensland: each point as its source states it, with the section and the source's own words. Read at source on 24/10/2026.
The rule	In Queensland	The source's words
Who can make a payment claim	A person who is, or claims to be, entitled to a progress payment (section 75(1))	“who is, or who claims to be, entitled to a progress payment may give a payment claim” Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld)
A contract with a resident owner	Left out, to the extent the contract is for a building where the owner lives or intends to live (section 61(2)(b))	“where the resident owner resides or intends to reside” Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld)
The payment schedule	Within 15 business days after the payment claim is given (section 76(1)(b))	“15 business days after the payment claim is given to the respondent.” Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld)
Applying for adjudication	Within 30 business days after the claimant receives the payment schedule; the Act sets its own periods for the other cases (section 79(2)(b))	“30 business days after the claimant receives the payment schedule” Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld)
When a progress payment is due	On the date the contract sets, or else 10 business days after the payment claim is made (section 73(1)(b))	“on the day that is 10 business days after the day a payment claim for the progress payment is made” Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld)

Not legal advice — your contract's own terms matter too.

The builder must not start the varied work before the owner agrees to the variation in writing (Schedule 1B, section 40(5); 20 penalty units).
The owner must get a copy in writing before the earlier of 5 business days after the agreement and the start of the varied work (section 40(2)); it may be given by email (section 40(3)).

The rest of Queensland's variation rules, and the form set to them: variations in Queensland.

Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld): sections 61(2)(b), 73(1)(b), 75(1), 76(1)(b), 79(2)(b). Read 24/10/2026.
Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (Qld): Schedule 1B, sections 40(2), 40(3), 40(5). Read 27/09/2026.

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