ADJUDICATION PROCESS & TIMELINE

	ACTION	TIMELINE
Payment Claim	Unpaid Party
Payment Response	Non-Paying Party	10 working days from service of the Payment Claim
Notice of Adjudication	Unpaid Party	10 working days from service of the Payment Claim
Notice to Register Adjudication Matter with the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)	Unpaid Party	7 days after service of the Notice of Adjudication
Appointment of Adjudicator By parties’ agreement OR By AIAC Notice to Request Director of AIAC to Appoint an Adjudicator Appointment	Parties Unpaid Party AIAC	Upon expiry of 10 working days from service of the Notice of Adjudication Upon expiry of 10 working days from service of the Notice of Adjudication 5 working days from receipt of the Notice to Request Direct of AIAC to Appoint an Adjudicator
Finalisation of Appointment Terms	Parties & Adjudicator	10 working days
Notice of Acceptance of Appointment by Adjudicator (Form 6)	Adjudicator	10 working days from receipt of notification of appointment by AIAC
Payment of Advance Security Deposit	Parties	As directed in Form 6
Adjudication Claim	Unpaid Party	10 working days from receipt of Form 6
Adjudication Response	Non-Paying Party	10 working days from receipt of Adjudication Claim
Adjudication Reply	Unpaid Party	5 working days from receipt of Adjudication Response
Adjudication Decision	Adjudicator	45 working days from the service of the Adjudication Response or Adjudication Reply, whichever is later.