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Contracts, disputes and compliance
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Choosing the right contract
Know which agreement protects you on your project, large or small.
Handling complex disputes
How to manage conflicts with homeowners, tradespeople and more.
Responding to regulators
What to do after a regulator's decision about your business.
Managing red tape
Stay compliant and get help interpreting complex rules and regulations.
How we can help
- Payment disputes
- What contract to use
- HIA contract advice
- Review of Special Conditions
- Extensions of Time (EOT) advice
- Variation advice
- Supplier issues and advice
- Subcontractor/builder issues and advice
- Getting paid
- Dealing with owner builders.
- Employment matters and advice (hiring, firing and managing)
- Engaging independent contractors
- Employee rates of pay.
- Advice regarding regulator decisions and directions
- Advice regarding tribunal decisions and directions
- Understanding new or updated legislation that impacts our industry
- Licensing
- Work Health & Safety obligations
- Responding to unions onsite.
- Terminating contracts
- Tribunal actions
- Representation in courts or tribunal actions
- Non-business-related areas (e.g. family law/traffic law)
- Drafting clauses and special conditions
- Court assistance and drafting
- Conveyancing.
Practical guidance for contracts and compliance
Extensions of time
How to request an extension and what to do if a client does not accept it.
Payment disputes
How to effectively resolve a payment dispute on a building project.
Progress payments
How to correctly administer progress payments on a long-term build.
Variations
How to issue a variation to your terms under a HIA contract.
The right contract, ready when you are
Your smarter, faster way to manage contracts
Contracts Online is HIA’s digital contracts platform built for residential builders. Create professional, compliant and customisable contracts that are updated when legislation changes. It's built to keep your projects (and your c...
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VIC New Homes Contract (Pack of 2)
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VIC Alterations, Additions and Renovations Contract (Pack of 2)
WA Lump Sum ($500,000 and over) - Form 8D (Pack of 2)
NSW Residential Contract for Renovations & Additions (Pack of 2)
NSW General Housing Specifications
NSW Cost Plus Contract (Pack of 2)
How our members take advantage
Our Contracts and Compliance team supports members across Australia every day. With offices nationwide and real local expertise, we help you resolve issues and protect your business.
Hear from two small business owners on how we’ve helped them make smarter, safer decisions for the long term.
Contracts & compliance questions
HIA offers a comprehensive suite of building contracts suitable for a variety of project types.
Search our library of contract resources and articles or purchase a contract from our wide range designed for any residential building job, large or small.
You can also manage your HIA contracts with Contracts Online, our hassle-free online platform.
If you're wondering which contract you should use in your state, check out our detailed guides for Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria or New South Wales.
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Yes, even if your contractor does not have an ABN you should still pay them. However, you will need to withhold 47 per cent of the amount due and include that amount in your next BAS or IAS.
Find out more about what to do when a contractor hasn’t provided an ABN.
A Director Identification Number (DIN) is a unique identifier that all company directors need.
If you are a director of a company and haven’t applied for your DIN, read more about what you need to know.
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