Minister: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning and Minister for Public Works
Agency: Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works


Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
10 November 2017 18 January 2018 2017 Act No. 43

RA ss 7(1)(k), 26, 35, 40, 42A

01 March 2018 17 May 2018

provs comm

11 September 2018 20 September 2018 2018 Act No. 17

provs comm

11 November 2018 06 December 2018

provs comm

RA s 40

17 December 2018 18 December 2018

provs comm

RA ss 7(1)(k), 40

01 January 2019 20 December 2018

provs comm

RA s 40

01 July 2019 24 July 2019 2018 Act No. 17
11 November 2019 12 November 2019

RA ss 7(1)(k), 40

18 December 2019 17 December 2019

s 211 exp 17 December 2019

27 August 2020 30 August 2020 2020 Act No. 24
01 October 2020 05 February 2021 2020 Act No. 24
01 March 2021 02 March 2021 2020 Act No. 24

RA s 30

01 July 2021 30 June 2021 2017 Act No. 43

provs comm, RA ss 7(1)(k), 40

01 January 2022 23 December 2021 2017 Act No. 43

provs comm, RA ss 7(1)(k), 40

10 June 2022 13 June 2022 2022 Act No. 11
01 March 2023 28 February 2023 2022 Act No. 34
01 February 2024 31 January 2024 2023 Act No. 23
06 June 2024 06 June 2024 2024 Act No. 27
01 July 2024 30 June 2024 2024 Act No. 14

Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 No. 43

date of assent 10 November 2017

ss 1–2, ch 9 pt 1 div 1, ch 9 pts 2–3, ss 250–256, 260–265, 266(2)–(3), 267(2)–(3), 270–285, 288–297, 299–303, 305, 307(2) (other than to the extent it ins new def minimum financial requirements) comm on date of assent (see s 2(1))

s 296(2) comm on date of assent (see s 2(1)) (amdt could not be given effect)

ch 1 (other than ss 1, 2, 3(2)(b)–(d)), ch 2, ch 6, ch 7 (other than ss 201(2)(b)–(g), 211 (other than ss 211(1)(a)(ii), (5), 307(1) (other than to the extent it om def demerit matter), sch 2 comm 1 March 2018 (see s 2 and 2018 SL No. 15)

ch 8 pt 1A comm 11 September 2018 (see s 2(1A))

s 307(1) (to the extent it om def demerit matter) not yet proclaimed into force and om 11 September 2018 (see 2018 Act No. 17 s 176ZT)

s 303A comm 11 November 2018 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))

ss 3(2)(b)–(d), chs 3–5, s 201(2)(b)–(g), ch 8 (other than pt 1A, s 211(1)(a)(i), (b), (2)–(4A)), ss 278, 304(2), 306, ch 9 pt 5, sch 1 comm 17 December 2018 (2018 SL No. 176))

ss 257–259, 266(1), 267(1), 268—269, 286–287, 298, 304(1), 307(2) (to the extent it ins new def minimum financial requirements) comm 1 January 2019 (2018 SL No. 219) (proposed commencement 11 November 2019 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) (2018 SL No. 178))

s 281 comm 11 November 2019 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) (2018 SL No. 178))

ch 9 pt 1 div 1 comm 1 July 2021 (2020 SL No. 159 item 1)

ch 9 pt 1 div 2 comm 1 January 2022 (2020 SL No. 159 item 2)

ch 9 pt 1 div 3 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2(1)) (prev proclamation 2023 SL No. 16 item 1 rep 2025 SL No. 3; proclamation 2022 SL No. 31 item 1 rep 2023 SL No. 17) (orig proclamation 2020 SL No. 159 rep 2022 SL No. 30)

ch 9 pt 1 div 4 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2(1)) (prev proclamation 2023 SL No. 16 item 2 rep 2025 SL No. 3; proclamation 2022 SL No. 31 item 2 rep 2023 SL No. 17) (orig proclamation 2020 SL No. 159 rep 2022 SL No. 30)

Note—AIA s 15DA does not apply to ch 9 pt 1 divs 1–4 (see s 2(2))

Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 No. 43

date of assent 10 November 2017

ss 1–2, prev ch 9 pt 1 div 1 comm on date of assent (see s 2(1))

pres ch 9 pt 1 div 1 comm 1 July 2021 (2020 SL No. 159 item 1)

ch 9 pt 1 div 2 comm 1 January 2022 (2020 SL No. 159 item 2)

ch 9 pt 1 div 3 comm 1 April 2023 (2022 SL No. 31 item 1) (prev proclamation 2020 SL No. 159 rep 2022 SL No. 30)

ch 9 pt 1 div 4 comm 1 October 2023 (2022 SL No. 31 item 2) (prev proclamation 2020 SL No. 159 rep 2022 SL No. 30)

Note—AIA s 15DA does not apply to ch 9 pt 1 divs 1–4 (see s 2 (2))

Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 No. 17

date of assent 11 September 2018

pt 9 div 1A (other than s 176F (2)), ss 192A–192K, 193A–193G, 196 (3)–(6), sch 2 (amdts of Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017) comm on date of assent (see s 2 (1))

pt 1 div 1 (other than ss 12), div 2, pts 27, pt 8 div 1, ss 159173, 174, pt 9 div 1, s 176F (2), pt 9 div 2, div 4, sch 1, sch 2 (other than amdts of Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017) comm 1 July 2019 (2019 SL No. 41)

Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 24

date of assent 23 July 2020

pt 4 hdg, ss 60–61, 83 comm 27 August 2020 (2020 SL No. 158 item 1)

ss 64–75, 77–79, 80 (other than to the extent it ins s 200D (1) (a)), 82 (other than to the extent it ins ss 211B–211D), 84(1) (to the extent it om def construction work), (2) (to the extent it ins defs approved way, construction work, financial institution, head contractor, payment withholding request, registrar of titles) comm 1 October 2020 (2020 SL No. 158 item 2)

ss 62–63, 76, 80 (to the extent it ins s 200D (1) (a)), 81, 82 (to the extent it ins ss 211B–211D), 84(1) (other than to the extent it om def construction work), (2) (other than to the extent it ins defs approved way, construction work, financial institution, head contractor, payment withholding request, registrar of titles) comm 1 March 2021 (2020 SL No. 158 item 4)

Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 11

date of assent 10 June 2022

pt 4 comm on date of assent

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 364 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

s 247 sch 1 ss 2 (3), 4 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 14

date of assent 26 April 2024

pt 4 (other than ss 36, 39, 41 (2)–(3)) comm 1 July 2024 (2024 SL No. 84)

ss 36, 39, 41 (2)–(3) not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2)

Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 27

date of assent 06 June 2024

pt 3 div 1A comm on date of assent

Trusts Bill 2025

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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Bill 2017