Payment schedule
Written response to a progress claim stating the scheduled payment and reasons for shortfall. In NSW must be served within 10 business days or the full amount falls due.
Ask Chalkline about this →A payment schedule is the written response a respondent (owner or head contractor) must serve on a claimant after receiving a progress claim. Under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 14, the schedule must identify the payment claim it relates to, state the scheduled amount the respondent proposes to pay (which can be nil), and include reasons for any amount withheld (verified 2026-05-10, NSW Government, Responding to a payment claim).
In NSW the schedule must reach the claimant within 10 business days of receiving the payment claim. Miss the deadline and the full claimed amount becomes immediately due and payable. Any reasons for withholding not included in the schedule cannot be raised later in adjudication.
Category: Contracts & commercial.
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Last updated: 2026-05-10. Verified: 2026-05-10. Quarterly review for currency.