Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (SECURITY OF PAYMENTS) ACT - SECT 8

A payment dispute arises if -

(a) when the amount claimed in a payment claim is due to be paid under the contract, the amount has not been paid in full or the claim has been rejected or wholly or partly disputed;

(b) when an amount retained by a party under the contract is due to be paid under the contract, the amount has not been paid; or

(c) when any security held by a party under the contract is due to be returned under the contract, the security has not been returned.