The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (“the Act”) seeks to offer temporary relief to businesses and individuals who are unable to perform their contractual obligations due on or after 1 February 2020 because of COVID-19.
The Act covers relevant contractual obligations that are to be performed on or after 1 February 2020, for contracts that were entered into before 25 March 2020.
Please refer to our webpages on the Types of Contract Covered by the Act, FAQs, and online self-assessment tool.
If the contract is one that is covered under the Act, and the parties to the contract have been unable to come to an agreement, the party seeking relief will first need to serve a Notification for Relief on the other party or parties to the contract.
After the Notification for Relief has been served, any party to the contract can submit an Application for an Assessor’s Determination.
Currently, an Application for an Assessor's Determination can be submitted at no cost.