Establish what the payment claim date is. Dispute has to have crystalised.

Determine is there a dispute

6(2) Noitce of intention to refer dispute to adjudication. Submit Form 6.

Adjuducator is quasi-judicial. Rules of natural justice apply. Conciliator not quasi-juducial, informal.
Not bound by rules of natural justice.

Agreement of adjudicator is much more formal than conciliator or mediator. ADJUSDICATION IS A

SERIOUS PROCESS. More prescriptively controlled than even arbitration.

Make sure Notice is sent to correct address – registered address. Do campies search. Also send to
other known addresses – trading address.

Make sure name is correct, Smith & Sons should read Partners trading as Smith & Sons.

Ask around about adjudicator.

To appoint an adjudicator try to agree verbally and also in writing so if there is not agreement this is
clearly identified in correspondence.