When is a payment schedule due?
Put in the state and the date the claim was served. Get the payment schedule and payment due dates, counted in business days.
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“I got a payment claim on Monday in Victoria. When is my payment schedule due?”
“Client hasn't paid my progress claim in Queensland. When was payment due?”
“Payment schedule time limit for a subcontract in WA, claim served 3 October”
What it won't do
- Tell you whether a payment claim is valid.
- Give legal advice on a dispute or adjudication.
Templates and calculations only — not legal, financial, safety or professional advice. Check everything against your contract and the law, or get advice, before you rely on it. Footing isn't responsible for how it's used.
Straight answers
What counts as a business day?
Business days leave out weekends and public holidays in the state the work is in. The calculator tells you how it counted them.
When does the clock start?
From the day the payment claim was served. Use the date it was actually received under your contract's notice terms.
What if my contract has a shorter time?
Add your contract's period and the calculator uses it. The deadlines come from the Act and your contract together.
Is this legal advice?
No. Templates and calculations, not legal advice. If a deadline matters to a dispute, talk to a construction lawyer.
Running more than a few jobs?
This works out one deadline. In Footing, every claim goes out with an acknowledgement link and its payment schedule due date, with the Security of Payment endorsement when it's made under the Act.