Miss a statutory deadline and you lose the right to adjudicate.

Every state and territory has its own Security of Payment Act; the core framework — a statutory right to progress payment and fast-track adjudication — is consistent across jurisdictions.

Payment schedules must be issued within a prescribed window or the respondent loses the right to contest the claimed amount.

Principals and head contractors carry supply-chain obligations — licence verification, insurance currency, and subcontract documentation — that regulators and insurers both scrutinise.

Project management software typically tracks programme and cost, not statutory payment compliance — leaving payment claims managed in email and adjudication tracked in spreadsheets.