Can a design consultant claim fees for extra revisions after the project ends?
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Revisions are extra when they go beyond the number or type the agreement allows, or when they follow a change in the client's brief. Revisions caused by your own error are not extra.
How it flows
Rebuild the history from emails, markups, file versions and timesheets. Give each revision a date, a requester and a time cost. Say which hours are recorded and which are estimated.
Check the payment terms and any notice rule first. Security of payment laws in Australia can apply to design consultants who do related services for construction work, and each state has its own time limit. For example, Queensland's BIF Act 2017 has a 6 month claim window.
Send one clear claim with a schedule of revisions. A claim with a number and an index of proof is easier to settle than a long letter.
Yes, if the work was outside the agreed scope and the records show it. A consultant can claim fees for extra revisions after the project ends. Time limits in the agreement and the law still apply.
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