In a cost-plus building contract, a party served with a statutory demand may establish a genuine dispute under s 459H of the Corporations Law by demonstrating that the builder's documentation is inadequate to substantiate the claim, without needing to identify specific items in dispute or prove that the amounts are not owed. The applicant need only show that it genuinely disputes the debt until the amount is properly substantiated.
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