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Statutory Demands with Offsetting Claims and the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) : Can you Mix the Two?

Statutory Demands with Offsetting Claims and the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) : Can you Mix the Two?

On 6 March 2025, Associate Justice Barrett handed down his decision in the matter of Duke Ventures Wellington Street Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 75. In this case, the Court clarified when a debtor can rely on an offsetting claim to set aside a statutory demand in a dispute adjudicated under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) (SOPA).

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