Webinar | Contracts & Payments

Do you know your rights if you’re not paid?  Want to learn key contract clauses to watch out for? 

Then join MEA CEO Kate Raymond for a practical overview of contract and payment tips for electrical contractors. Learn terms to look out for, Qld legislation that may apply, payment claims and processes, and when project trust accounts apply. 

You and your business will benefit from a greater understanding of the following areas:

• Why payment problems happen and how to reduce them

• How to get your contracts right - including fair written terms and clauses to watch 

• What the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act does for you

• Differences between project and retention trusts 

• How to navigate adjudication, enforcement, and penalties 

You will walk away with practical tools and an action checklist to help you get paid on time, every time - including what to do if you aren’t. 

Date: Thursday 6 August 2026

Time: 9.00am to 10.00am (AEST)

Location: Online via Zoom (your access link will be sent with your order confirmation and through a reminder email the day before the event)

Should you not be able to make the scheduled time stated above, we encourage you to register to receive the recording which you can view at a time that suits you.

About our expert panelist, Kate Raymond

Kate commenced as CEO, MEA in April 2024. She has over 25 years’ experience working in the construction industry and not-for-profit sector, including industry associations, senior executive public sector roles and has worked as a construction lawyer in the private and public sectors. She is also a non-executive board member of a community housing provider. Kate holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland with first-class honours and a university medal and an Arts Degree with a Government major. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a QBCC Site Supervisor (Low Rise) licence.

MEA is here to help you build a smarter, stronger, safer electrical industry.

This member webinar is proudly presented by Master Electricians Australia with funding support from Construction Skills Qld.

Please note we collect information on the registration form as required by CSQ to meet funding requirements. Our privacy policy is available at https://www.masterelectricians.com.au/privacy-policy/

CSQ provides funding to reduce the financial obstacle to training, making upskilling an affordable option for many more individuals in the construction industry.