Payment claim template for Tasmania: the progress claim that starts the clock

A payment claim is not just an invoice. Served properly under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (TAS), it forces the builder to answer within a fixed time or owe the full amount. This template is a complete TAS progress claim: the cover, an itemised schedule of work, variations, retention and the totals, ready to fill in.

When to use it

Every progress claim, on the date the contract or the Act allows
Your final claim at the end of the job
Any time you want the Act's timetable running on an unpaid amount

The Tasmania rules for this claim

"Made under the Act" statement: Include it. The template states the claim is made under the Act; it removes any argument and does no harm.
Builder's payment schedule: Due within 10 business days of receiving your claim, or earlier if the contract says so.
If no schedule arrives: The full claimed amount generally becomes a debt due, and the builder loses its chance to raise reasons against it at adjudication.
Payment terms: No single statutory cap in the Act: the contract's payment terms govern, so check them before you sign.
Adjudication: Authorised Nominating Authorities (guidance via CBOS Tasmania). Applications go through a private Authorised Nominating Authority; determinations typically within 10 business days of acceptance.

From our Tasmania Security of Payment notes, checked 20/08/2026. More on TAS payment terms and TAS adjudication.

In the Word and PDF: The payment claim cover with the correct statement for TAS; An itemised schedule of work with contract value, % complete and value to date; A variations table and a summary with retention, previous payments and GST. Every [placeholder] is highlighted so nothing gets missed.

PAYMENT CLAIM NO. [X]

[Subcontractor company name, ABN]
[Address, phone, email]

Date of claim: [date]
To: [respondent legal entity exactly as named in the subcontract, ABN]
Attention: [contract administrator]
Contract: [subcontract title / number] dated [date]
Project: [project name / site address]
Work claimed: work carried out up to [date]

This is a payment claim made under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (TAS).

Claimed amount: $[amount] excluding GST ($[amount] including GST)

SCHEDULE OF WORK CLAIMED
Item | Description of work | Contract value | % complete | Value to date
1 | [e.g. rough-in, levels 1 to 3] | $[amount] | [%] | $[amount]
2 | [e.g. switchboards supplied and installed] | $[amount] | [%] | $[amount]
3 | [add a row for each part of the scope] | $[amount] | [%] | $[amount]

VARIATIONS CLAIMED
Variation | Description | Directed by and date | Amount
[V1] | [description] | [name, date] | $[amount]
[V2] | [description] | [name, date] | $[amount]

SUMMARY
Line | Amount (ex GST)
Value of contract work to date | $[amount]
Value of variations to date | $[amount]
Total value to date | $[amount]
Less retention held ([5]%) | $[amount]
Less amounts previously paid | $[amount]
Amount claimed this claim | $[amount]
GST | $[amount]
Total claimed including GST | $[amount]

Supporting documents attached: [progress photos / delivery dockets / variation register / site instructions].

Please send any payment schedule in response to this claim to [email address].

Signed: [name, position]
[company]

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Free to use and adapt. Replace every [bracketed placeholder] before sending.

Template, not legal advice. Your contract's clauses and your state's Act govern. Check both (especially clause numbers, notice periods and service requirements) before this goes out on a real dispute.

Using it well

Name the right entity

Address the claim to the legal entity that signed your subcontract, with its ABN, not the project name or a related company. Claims fail on service more often than on substance.

Serve it the way the contract says, and keep proof

Use the address and method in the notices clause. Save the sent email or delivery record: every deadline that follows runs from when the builder received the claim.

Diarise the schedule deadline the day you serve

The builder has 10 business days to serve a payment schedule. Count it from the day it was received and put it in the diary. Silence changes everything.

The template protects the claim. The contract decides it.

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Common questions

Does a payment claim in Tasmania have to say it's made under the Act?

Include it. The template states the claim is made under the Act; it removes any argument and does no harm.

How long does the builder have to respond to a payment claim in Tasmania?

10 business days after receiving it, or a shorter time if the contract says so. The response is a payment schedule stating what the builder will pay and why it is paying less, if it is.

What happens if the builder doesn't respond to my payment claim?

Under the East Coast Acts, a builder that doesn't serve a payment schedule in time generally becomes liable for the full claimed amount, which you can recover as a debt or take to adjudication, and it loses the chance to raise reasons at adjudication.

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General information and a starting-point template, not legal advice. Contracts and state Acts differ and change. Verify clause numbers, statutory sections, notice periods and service requirements before use, and get advice on a live dispute. Nothing on this page is uploaded or stored. Built by Mat Kennedy at The Construction Contracts Co.