A contractual deeming clause that deems after-hours email service to occur on the next business day cannot extend the 10 business day statutory period under s 14(4)(b)(ii) of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) for providing a payment schedule; the statutory period runs from the date the email was capable of being retrieved.
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