Building contract solicitor

Do I have to provide an itemised bill?

You finished a job and provided the homeowner with an invoice that is in accordance with your quote, the homeowner responds by asking you for an itemised bill. Can they do that? Well if the work is for personal, domestic or household use and the amount is under $40,000.00, take it from a building contract solicitor, the simple answer is, yes they can.

Section 101 of the Australian Consumer Law (“the ACL”) allows for a consumer to request an itemised bill from a supplier who has supplied them goods or services. The itemised bill must contain the following information:

1. It must specify how the price of the services was calculated;
2. It must include, if applicable, the number of hours labour that related the supply of the good or services and the hourly rate for that labour; and
3. It must include, if applicable, a list of the materials used to supply the services and the amount charged for those materials.

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