<p>The payment claim is not an invoice - it is a formal claim the builder must answer on a statutory clock. The timeline, the three forks, and why silence is the strongest position a subbie can hold.</p>

The payment claim is not an invoice - it is a formal claim the builder must answer on a statutory clock. The timeline, the three forks, and why silence is the strongest position a subbie can hold.

How a Subcontractor Actually Gets Paid (The Life of a Payment Claim)

Short, sharp briefings on Australian construction subcontracts - payment law, time bars, retention, variations and the clauses that quietly move your money. Built from real data: every stat comes from The Australian Subcontract Index, a live public dataset of real Australian subcontracts. Hosted by Mat Kennedy, a contracts specialist who has negotiated $200M+ on both sides of the table, and produced with AI narration of his own voice. Free tools, the Index and notice templates: theconstructioncontracts.co

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