A Tasmanian payment claim must be written, addressed to the respondent, name the claimant, identify the work or related supply in enough detail to assess it, state the claimed amount and say it is made under the 2009 Act. Check your reference date and the outside claim period before serving it. Payment due dates are separate from reference dates.[1]
Content and timing under section 17
Section 17 of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 requires the core content in the answer above, plus any prescribed details. Only one claim may be served for each reference date, but a claim may include an unpaid amount from a previous claim.
The reference date is the date set by the contract for making a progress claim. If none is expressly provided, the Act defines it as the last day of each month in which the work is carried out or related supply is made.
The outside period for serving a claim is the later of the contractual period or 12 months after the work in the claim was last carried out or the related goods/services were last supplied.
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Payment date and response are different
Section 15 uses the express contract payment date. If none is stated and a section 17 claim is made, the statutory applicable day depends on section 19(3): ordinarily 10 business days after service, with 20 business days for the specified residential-owner case.
That residential case requires all three conditions: the claim concerns a residential structure to be built on land; the respondent owns the land; and the respondent is not a building practitioner as defined in the Act. Section 19 also distinguishes the schedule response period: the earlier contract/applicable period ordinarily applies, but the later period applies to that residential case. Do not substitute another state's response deadline.
| Date | What to record |
|---|---|
| Reference date | When the entitlement to a progress payment arises under the contract or Act |
| Claim outside limit | Later contractual period or 12-month period under section 17(6) |
| Payment due date | Express contract term; otherwise sections 15 and 19 |
| Schedule response period | Section 19; check the residential-owner exception |
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Claim and evidence checklist
This is an original record for preparing a claim, not an adjudication application. Verify the service method under your contract and the Act, then keep the delivered copy and proof.
TASMANIAN PAYMENT CLAIM This is a payment claim made under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009. To/respondent: [legal name and service address] From/claimant: [legal name, ABN, contact] Contract and site: [ ] Reference date and basis: [ ] Work or related goods/services: [enough item and period detail to assess the claim] Amount claimed: $[ ] Any prescribed details applicable to this claim: [ ] CHECK AND KEEP [ ] Contract and variation records [ ] Current reference date and outside limit checked [ ] Express payment term, or applicable statutory rule, checked [ ] Service method and address checked [ ] Photos, invoices, delivery dockets and payments matched Date and method served: [ ] Proof of service: [ ] Payment and schedule response dates, separately: [ ]
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Common questions
- What is a security of payment claim?
- In Tasmania it is a claim for a progress payment under the 2009 Act. Section 17 requires a written claim addressed to the respondent, naming the claimant, identifying the work or supply, stating the amount and the Act basis, plus any prescribed details.[1]
Official sources
Checked 16 October 2026. Rules can change; use these sources to check the requirements for your job.
Related guides
- How do I make a Queensland security of payment claim?
- How do I make a Victorian security of payment claim?
- Free Australian tax invoice template with ABN
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