{"id":1109,"slug":"odacc-30-day-compliance-erosion-65pct-fy2023","title":"ODACC 30-day statutory compliance fell to 65% (FY23) from 75% (FY22) — adjudication cannot yet be treated as a reliable fast backstop","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","candid-team"],"topics":["gc-vertical","construction-act"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Under section 13.13(1) of the Construction Act, an adjudicator must issue a determination within **30 days** of receiving documents. Compliance:\n\n- FY2022: **75%** of determinations within window\n- FY2023: **65%** within window\n\n**Source:** Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, \"ODACC's fourth Annual Report.\" https://www.osler.com/en/insights/blogs/construction/adjudication-odacc-s-fourth-annual-report-highlights-growth-in-the-number-of-adjudications-and-amou/\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**For Candid:** A statutorily mandated 30-day window that only ~2 in 3 actual determinations meet is not a fast, predictable remedy. The empirical reliability of adjudication-as-backstop is degrading as volume grows. GCs reading the regime correctly continue to treat payment risk as a primary planning constraint, not as something insurance-style protection adequately covers.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"research-brief-risk-aversion-post-failure-may-2026","title":"Research brief: risk aversion, loss aversion, and post-failure decision patterns in GC and trades-business decision-makers (May 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"odacc-five-year-operating-data-fy2020-fy2024","title":"ODACC five-year operating data — adjudication notices grew 32 (FY20) → 277 (FY24); ~9x increase; ~416 determinations cumulative","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[]},"created_at":"2026-05-25T13:13:31.033Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T13:13:31.033Z"}