Monthly Archives: March 2012

ENTITLEMENT – Part 4 The Building and Construction Industry Payment’s Act 2004 (The Payments Act), No. 1 – The Act and its operation.

Posted on March 6, 2012 by paymentmatters

John Lowry FAIQS, AIAMA, ICECA, Reg Adjudicator (Qld) The Payment’s Act is the final piece of the payment puzzle.  It sets up a legislated cash management process for the construction industry to guarantee prompt payment, if you elect to use … Continue reading →

Posted in CPD - Qld, Queensland (BCIPA), Security of Payment | Leave a comment

Email and social networking – the dangers and the opportunities

Posted on March 6, 2012 by paymentmatters

Recent experiences confirm, at least to me, that the direction we have taken developing closed business communications networks, has merit. The first of these was an adjudication with which I had some involvement.  The respondent appeared to have a reasonable … Continue reading →

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Your production (site) team is your eyes and ears.

Posted on March 5, 2012 by paymentmatters

Did anyone see Domino Pizza ceo, Don Meij, on Undercover Boss, Australia? If not, it’s worth re-capping. Meij demonstrated a highly effective, but not always used, management strategy. He understands that the role of management is to support people at … Continue reading →

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