Contents (1997 - 110)
Contractors Debts Act 1997 No 110
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Notes

Part 2 Obtaining payment of debt

5 Unpaid persons can obtain payment from principal
6 Procedure for obtaining payment
7 Certification of debt by court
8 Notice of claim operates as assignment of debt
9 Payment of defaulting contractor’s debt by principal
10 Priority of assignments under Act
11 Right of recovery if principal fails to pay
12 Assignment ceases to operate on discharge of debt
13 Unpaid person required to provide discharge notice

Part 3 General

14 Attachment order
15 Defaulting contractor to give information concerning principal
16 Act capable of application to series of contractual arrangements
17 Limitation period
18 No contracting out
19 Act does not affect other remedies
20 Proceedings for offences
21 Regulations
22 Repeal
23 Savings, transitional and other provisions
24 Review of Act

 Schedule 1 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes