The first major change to the Victorian security of payment scheme since 2006 is on its way, with the Building Legislation Amendment (Fairer Payments on Jobsites and Other Matters) Act 2025 receiving Royal Assent on 13 November 2025. This Act is in response to the 2023 Legislative Assembly Environment and ...

On 10 September 2025, the Building Legislation Amendment (Fairer Payments on Jobsites and Other Matters) Bill 2025 was introduced in the Legislative Assembly (First Reading). The key elements of the Bill make changes to the Security of Payment Act giving effect to the recommendations that were supported in full (the ...

The Government’s Response to the Committee’s report was tabled in Parliament on 17 October 2024. Sixteen of the Committee’s recommendations are supported in full; the rest of the Committee’s recommendations are supported either in principle or part. None were unsupported. A copy of the Government’s Response to the Committee’s report ...

In 2023 the Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee conducted an Inquiry Employers and contractors who refuse to pay their subcontractors for completed works. The Committee received 26 submissions and held public hearings as part of its inquiry. On 18 November 2023, the Committee released its report which urged reform ...