The purpose of the review was to identify legislative best practice, with a view to improving consistency in security of payment legislation and the level of protection afforded to construction industry subcontractors to ensure they obtain payment for work they have completed or for goods and services they have supplied.

On 21 December 2016, the Australian government announced a review of security of payments laws in the building and construction industry (the Review), noting the significant differences in approach to security of payments laws across jurisdictions as an ongoing issue.