WorksheetsCA Week 5 2026
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
As the CA for the principal, what role are you effectively taking?
Superintendent
Client
Subcontractor
Subservient
The CA for the head contractor primarily deals with?
Supervisor
Head contractor
Consultant
Superman
Subcontractors
The CA for the subcontractor will deal with two main parties?
Contractor
Suppliers
Client
Labourers
What is privity of contract?
Its privilege from being on contract
Privacy of information within the contract
Rights of a contract only available to parties of the contract
All of these
Are suppliers entitled to claim against the contractor if they are not paid by the subcontractor
Yes
No
Depends on the contractual arrangement
None of these
Which of the following are exceptions to privity?
A contracting party acts as an agency to a party
Contractual benefits are novated to a third party
Contracting party holds contractual rights on trust for beneficiary
All of these
What is assignment in a contractual relationship?
Transfer of rights in a contractual relationship to a third party
Transfer of funds shared between two parties of a contract
Transfer of employees temporarily between two contracting parties
None of these
When is assignment permitted in an AS4000 contract ?
When there is mutual benefit
Written approval from the other party
When there are contractual issues
Upon instruction by the client
When does a Contractor need approval from the client for subcontractors under AS4000
When the subcontractor has a criminal history
When a subcontractors price is below market rates
When the contractor has a conflict of interest
None of these
What is one way for a contractor to protect itself against defective work from a subcontractor?
Back to Back contracting
Back to Base contracting
Backhand contracting
Back to front contracting
What is selecting subcontracting?
Principal nominates subcontractors for contractor to choose from
Contractor selects own subcontractors
Subcontractor elects subcontractors
Suppliers proposes the best subcontractors
What are two aspects of back to back contracting ?
Contractor passes head contractor obligations onto subcontractors
Similar clauses in subcontract to head contract
Contractor assigns obligations to external contractor
Contractor adjusts clauses in the head contract
What is a nominated subcontractor?
Principal nominates a particular subcontractor
Contractor nominates subcontractor for client to choose
Subcontractor nominates themselves
All of these
Which of the following subcontractors is the contractor liable for ?
Client selected subcontractor
Nominated subcontractor
Contractor selected subcontractors
All of these
What is the contractors’ obligation if the selected subcontractors won’t do the work
Contend the contract
Propose subcontractors
Pull out fo the contract
Increase the price of the contract
What is novation on construction contracts
Novel way of contracting
All of these
One contract replaces another contract
One consultant works for multiple contractors
What is the most common novation in Design and construct projects
Suppliers
Labourers
Subcontractors
Consultants
Who needs to agree to Novation in construction?
Principal
Contractor
Novated party
All of these
