Construction Contracts Amendment Act 2015

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Construction Contracts Amendment Act 2015

Public Act		2015 No 92
Date of assent		22 October 2015
Commencement		see section 2

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal Act
	Part 1 Amendments to preliminary provisions
4	Section 4 amended (Overview)
5	Section 5 amended (Interpretation)
6	Section 6 amended (Meaning of construction work)
7	Section 9 amended (When Act applies: general)
8	Section 10 repealed (When Act applies: residential construction contracts)
9	Section 11 amended (When Act does not apply)
10	New section 11A inserted (Application of this Act: savings provisions relating to Construction Contracts Amendment Act 2015)
	11A	Application of this Act: savings provisions relating to Construction Contracts Amendment Act 2015
11	Section 11A amended (Application of this Act: savings provisions relating to Construction Contracts Amendment Act 2015)
	Part 2 Amendments to principal provisions
	Payments
12	Section 13 amended (Conditional payment provisions ineffective)
13	Subpart 2 heading in Part 2 replaced
		Subpart 2—Payment provisions
14	Cross-heading above section 14 amended
15	Section 14 amended (Parties free to agree on progress payment provisions in construction contract)
16	Cross-heading above section 15 amended
17	Section 18 amended (Due date for payment)
18	New subpart 2A of Part 2 inserted
		Subpart 2A—Retention money
	18A	Interpretation
	18B	Application of this subpart
	18C	Trust over retention money
	18D	Accounting
	18E	Use of retention money
	18F	Investment of retention money
	18G	Interest on late payment
	18H	Protection of retention money
	18I	Prohibited provisions
19	Section 19 amended (Interpretation)
20	Section 20 amended (Payment claims)
21	Section 21 amended (Payment schedules)
22	Section 22 amended (Liability for paying claimed amount)
23	Section 23 amended (Consequences of not paying claimed amount where no payment schedule provided)
24	Section 24 amended (Consequences of not paying scheduled amount in manner indicated by payment schedule)
25	New subpart 4 of Part 2 inserted
		Subpart 4—Suspension of work
	24A	Suspension of construction work
	Adjudication of disputes
26	Section 25 amended (Right to refer disputes to adjudication)
27	Section 26 amended (Relationship between Part and other dispute resolution procedures)
28	Section 27 amended (Effect of Part on civil proceedings)
29	Section 28 amended (How to initiate adjudication)
30	Section 31 replaced (When claimant may not seek approval for issue of charging order)
	31	When claimant may not seek approval for issue of charging order
	31A	Compliance with requirements of Act relating to supply of certain information
31	Section 32 amended (Owner who is not respondent is party to adjudication proceedings)
32	Section 33 amended (Selection of adjudicator)
33	Section 35 amended (Appointment of adjudicator)
34	New section 35A inserted (Notice of acceptance)
	35A	Notice of acceptance
35	Section 37 amended (Response to adjudication claim)
36	New section 37A inserted (Reply to response to adjudication claim)
	37A	Reply to response to adjudication claim
37	New sections 38A and 38B inserted
	38A	Special provisions for adjudication if approval for charging order sought by claimant
	38B	Parties may be represented at adjudication proceedings
38	Section 45 amended (Adjudicator’s determination: matters to be considered)
39	Section 47 amended (Adjudicator’s determination: form)
40	Sections 52 to 55 repealed
41	Section 58 amended (Enforceability of adjudicator’s determination)
42	New section 59A inserted (Consequence of not complying with adjudicator’s determination under section 48(1)(b) or (2))
	59A	Consequence of not complying with adjudicator’s determination under section 48(1)(b) or (2)
43	Section 60 amended (Effect of review or other proceeding on adjudicator’s determination under section 48(1)(a))
44	Section 61 repealed (Consequence of not complying with adjudicator’s determination under section 48(1)(b) or (2))
45	Sections 62 to 64 and 67 repealed
46	Section 71 amended (Application of other enactments to adjudications)
	Review and enforcement of adjudicator’s determination
47	Part 4 heading replaced
48	New subpart 1AA of Part 4 inserted
		Subpart 1AA—Review of adjudicator’s determination
		Review of adjudicator’s determination in respect of owner who is not respondent
	71A	Owner who is not respondent may apply to District Court for review of adjudicator’s determination
	71B	Procedure for seeking review
	71C	Powers of District Court on review
	71D	Effect of review on adjudicator’s determination
49	Subpart 1 of Part 4 repealed
50	Section 73 amended (Enforcement of adjudicator’s determination)
51	Section 74 amended (Defendant may oppose entry as judgment)
52	Section 75 amended (Entry as judgment if defendant takes no steps)
	Part 3 Amendments to miscellaneous provisions
53	Section 80 amended (Service of notices)
54	Section 82 amended (Regulations)
55	New section 83 inserted (Chief executive may require adjudication information)
	83	Chief executive may require adjudication information
	Legislative history
	Administrative information

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