New South Wales · ABIC SW 2018 H
ABIC SW 2018 H NSW - Monthly Progress Payments Special Conditions
Convert the standard ABIC SW 2018 H stage payment schedule to a monthly progress payment regime.
The standard ABIC SW 2018 H NSW contract is built around a stage payment schedule that many builders and owners find impractical for the way residential projects are actually run and financed. These Special Conditions replace that structure with monthly progress payments - the approach most widely used across the NSW residential sector - while keeping the rest of the ABIC framework intact.
Drafted by Christopher Larcos, a solicitor and architect with more than 40 years in the construction industry, the amendment is written to sit cleanly against the ABIC SW 2018 H document and to work in step with the certification and payment mechanics the contract already relies on.
$170.00AUD
One-off licence · watermarked PDF
Digital and paper conditions are not interchangeable, so pick the format that matches your underlying ABIC contract.
What this covers
Replaces the ABIC stage payment schedule with monthly progress claims.
Obliges the architect to certify each progress claim within ten business days.
Aligns the variation instruction and quotation procedure with the monthly claim cycle.
Best suited to
- NSW residential builders moving away from stage-based claims
- Projects where monthly cash flow better reflects work performed
- Owners and architects who want a familiar, predictable claim cycle
New South Wales context
Christopher Larcos drafted these Special Conditions for use in New South Wales, framed around the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW). They supplement the standard ABIC contract and should be read together with it.
How are these Special Conditions added to your ABIC contract?
There is nothing separate to sign. The Special Conditions are added to your contract documents, listed alongside the drawings and specifications, and you sign the ABIC contract as you normally would.
What you receive
A licensed PDF covering the monthly payment changes as one complete set. Nothing needs to be pieced together or drafted at your end.
How it goes in
Add it to the contract’s list of documents at item 3 of schedule 1, the page where the drawings and specifications are already listed. Clause B2 is the ABIC provision that ranks the contract documents, and these Special Conditions are drafted to take effect through it.
When it starts working
Once the contract is signed with the Special Conditions listed among the contract documents. They are written to move progress claims onto a monthly cycle rather than set stages.
Choose the edition matching your contract
Digital ABIC contract
Typeset against the digital ABIC contract, following that edition’s defined-term notation and matched to its schedule set.
Paper ABIC contract
Typeset against the paper ABIC contract, marking defined terms with the asterisk convention used in that edition and matched to its printed schedules.
The two editions are not interchangeable. These Special Conditions supplement the ABIC contract rather than replacing it, and you obtain that contract from the publisher, Australian Building Industry Contracts.
This describes how the document is designed to be incorporated. It is general information about the product, not legal advice on your project, and not a representation about how any particular contract will operate.
Have it reviewed with your contractImportant information
- All documents are provided as watermarked PDFs under licence
- The licence permits use for project documentation in accordance with the licence terms
- These Special Conditions are intended to supplement standard ABIC contracts and should be read in conjunction with them
Common questions
What does this Special Condition change in the ABIC SW 2018 H contract?
These Special Conditions replace the contract’s default stage payment schedule with a monthly progress payment regime, and require the architect to certify each progress claim within ten business days, without disturbing the rest of the ABIC SW 2018 H framework.
Does it work with both digital and paper ABIC contracts?
Yes. The Special Conditions are typeset to register against either the digital or the paper ABIC SW 2018 H layout. Choose the format that matches the underlying contract you hold, as the two are not interchangeable.
Is this suitable for New South Wales residential work?
Yes. These Special Conditions are drafted specifically for ABIC SW 2018 H contracts used on residential building work in New South Wales, where monthly progress payments are the prevailing commercial practice.
How are these Special Conditions added to the ABIC contract?
You do not sign them separately. They are added to the contract’s list of documents at item 3 of schedule 1, alongside the drawings and specifications, and you then sign the ABIC contract as normal. Clause B2 is the ABIC provision that ranks the contract documents, and these Special Conditions are drafted to take effect through it.