Payment claims and schedules under Queensland's BIF Act
Palydin counts the payment schedule window for Queensland contracts in business days under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017, skipping weekends and Queensland public holidays. The claim, the assessment, and the reasons stay on one record.
01The problem
Fifteen business days, counted for you
When a claim is submitted on a Queensland contract, Palydin records the response due date fifteen business days later, so the date is on the claim from the moment it arrives.
Without a shared record
- Fifteen business days are counted on a wall calendar.
- The claim lands in one inbox and the assessor hears about it a week later.
- Reasons for withholding are written after the schedule has gone.
- Nobody can show when the claim arrived or the schedule was given.
- The schedule is rebuilt from the claim in a separate workbook.
With Palydin
- Response due date counted in QLD business days from submission.
- Issued claims and schedules name the BIF Act.
- Reasons recorded on each line the assessor reduces.
- Sign-off before a schedule issues, when your organisation needs it.
02How it works
From contract to audit, step by step.
- 01
Set the contract to Queensland
Choose QLD as the contract's jurisdiction. Deadlines, dates, and the wording on issued documents follow it.
- 02
The claim starts the clock
On submission Palydin records the response due date fifteen business days later, skipping weekends and Queensland public holidays, and assessors reduce lines with a reason on each.
- 03
Give the payment schedule
The schedule's cover letter gives the scheduled amount, points to the reasons for any difference, and states it is provided under the BIF Act.
Every step writes to the same record
Nothing is re-keyed between stages, so the audit trail is a by-product of doing the work.
- Contract (QLD)
- Payment claim
- Response due
- Assessment reasons
- Payment schedule
- Audit
03Who it's for
Useful from either side of the contract.
- Subcontractors
- Submit claims on the record and see the response due date as soon as you submit.
- Head contractors
- Assess subcontractor claims to the fifteen business day deadline and give a schedule with reasons.
- Principals
- See every Queensland claim's response date across your contracts.
04Built for Australia
Built around the records commercial teams argue over.
Palydin speaks Australian construction: progress claims, retention, GST, payment schedules and the claimant–assessor relationship between subcontractors, head contractors and principals.
Australian contract language
- Progress claims
- Claim periods, claimed-to-date values, prior assessments, supporting documents and submitted status stay together.
- GST and retention
- GST, retention deductions, held amounts and release context stay visible inside the claim workflow.
- SOPA payment schedules
- Payment schedule dates sit beside the claim, the assessment reasons, the contract terms and the audit history.
- Both sides of the contract
- Subcontractors prepare the record. Head contractors and principals assess from the same file.
Controls both sides can trust
- Audit trail
- Claim changes, assessment reasons, variation decisions and retention activity stay attached to the record.
- Access controls
- Role-based permissions keep claimant, assessor, admin, commercial and viewer work separated.
- Counterparty scoping
- External parties only see the contracts they are connected to, never the rest of the portfolio.
- Contract-cited AI
- Answers point back to the contract material, so the team can check the source before acting.
05Questions
Common questions
Which Queensland Act does Palydin work with?
The Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld). Contracts set to QLD count deadlines in Queensland business days and print the Act's name on issued claims and schedules.
How long does a respondent have to give a payment schedule in Queensland?
Under the BIF Act it is the earlier of the time the contract allows or fifteen business days after the payment claim is given. Palydin counts the fifteen business days from submission. If your contract sets a shorter time, work to that.
Why does the deadline matter so much in Queensland?
If no payment schedule is given in time, the respondent can become liable for the full claimed amount, and not giving one can also be an offence under the BIF Act. Palydin keeps the date on the claim so it isn't missed.
Is this legal advice?
No. Palydin tracks dates, wording, and records. How the BIF Act applies to your contract is a question for your team and advisers.
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