Payment claims and schedules under the Victorian Security of Payment Act
Palydin counts the payment schedule window for Victorian contracts in business days, skipping weekends and Victorian public holidays, and prints the Act's wording on every payment claim and payment schedule it issues. The claim, the assessment, and the reasons stay on one record.
01The problem
Victorian business days, counted for you
When a claim is submitted on a Victorian contract, Palydin records the response due date ten business days later, skipping Victorian public holidays, and shows it on the claim.
Without a shared record
- Business days are counted by hand across a public holiday.
- A claim goes out without stating it is made under the Act.
- Variations are folded into progress lines and nobody can see what was claimed.
- Reasons for a reduced amount sit in an email, not the schedule.
- Nobody can show when the claim arrived or the schedule was issued.
With Palydin
- Response due date counted in VIC business days from submission.
- Every claim and schedule states it is made under the Victorian Act.
- Variations kept as their own lines, so reviewers see what a claim includes.
- Reasons recorded on each line the assessor reduces.
02How it works
From contract to audit, step by step.
- 01
Set the contract to Victoria
Choose VIC 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 ten business days later, skipping weekends and Victorian public holidays, and assessors reduce lines with a reason on each.
- 03
Issue 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 Victorian 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 (VIC)
- Payment claim
- Response due
- Assessment reasons
- Payment schedule
- Audit
03Who it's for
Useful from either side of the contract.
- Subcontractors
- Issue claims that state the Act, with variations shown as their own lines.
- Head contractors
- Assess subcontractor claims to the Victorian deadline and issue a schedule with reasons.
- Principals
- See every Victorian 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 Victorian Act does Palydin work with?
The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic). Contracts set to VIC count deadlines in Victorian 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 Victoria?
Under the Victorian Act it is ten business days after the payment claim is served, or earlier if the contract requires it. Palydin counts the ten business days from submission. If your contract sets a shorter time, work to that.
Does Palydin check for excluded amounts?
No. The Victorian Act limits what a payment claim can include. Palydin keeps variations as their own lines on the claim so your team can see and review what is included, but the judgement is yours.
Is this legal advice?
No. Palydin tracks dates, wording, and records. How the Act applies to your contract is a question for your team and advisers.
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