Answer two questions and you will have it narrowed down. Every document page also lists related documents.

1. Agreement or terms?

	Agreement	Terms & Conditions
How it works	A full contract both parties sign.	Terms you attach to your quote, proposal or order.
Best for	Bigger jobs, ongoing work, jobs with lots of attachments, or when the other side wants a signed contract.	Everyday quotes and smaller jobs. Bigger jobs work too if you are happy with the terms. A wind farm could be built under T&Cs.
Signing	Both parties sign. Check that everyone signing is authorised to.	No signature needed. The client or customer accepts your quote by email or by their actions.
Details	Names, prices and dates go in the Details table.	Names, prices and dates go in your quote.

If you send quotes, start with the Terms. If the job is large or the other side asks for a contract, use the Agreement.

2. What is the job?

If you…	Agreement	Terms
Build, repair or do trade work for a client	Contractor Agreement	Contractor Terms
Engage a subcontractor under a head contract	Subcontractor Agreement	Subcontractor Terms
Do small building jobs	Minor Works Agreement	Work Terms
Order trade work by purchase order	Trade Call-Off Agreement	Purchase Order Terms
Give professional advice, design or reports	Consultant Agreement	Consultant Terms
Provide services that are not building or advice	Services Agreement	Services Terms (or Simple Services Terms)
Provide the same services over and over	Master Services Agreement	Master Services Terms
Sell goods only	Supply of Goods Agreement	Supply of Goods Terms & Conditions (or Simple Supply of Goods Terms)
Sell goods and do work with them	Supply of Goods and Services Agreement	Supply of Goods and Services Terms
Supply and install	Supply and Install Agreement	Supply and Install Terms
Clean offices or other businesses	Commercial Cleaning Agreement	Commercial Cleaning Terms
Clean homes	Residential Cleaning Agreement	Residential Cleaning Terms
Work at an event	Event Catering Agreement Event Media Agreement Event Services Agreement Event Supply of Equipment Agreement Event Supply of Goods Agreement Event Supply of Goods and Services Agreement	Event Catering Terms Event Media Terms Event Services Terms Event Supply of Equipment Terms Event Supply of Goods Terms Event Supply of Goods and Services Terms
Create sponsored content	Influencer Agreement	Influencer Terms

Contractor, consultant or services?

Document	Use it when the work is…
Contractor	Physical work with a result: building, installing, repairing.
Subcontractor	Part of a bigger job you have already contracted to do for someone else.
Consultant	Advice, design, reports or expertise that the client relies on.
Services	Anything else done for a fee, such as admin, IT, marketing or maintenance.

Hiring someone to work in your business?

If they…	Use
Work regular hours as part of your team	Full-time / Part-time Employment Agreement
Work for a set period	Fixed-term Employment Agreement
Work shifts when offered, with no set hours	Casual Employment Agreement or Casual Shift Employment Agreement
Work on a screen production	Cast and Crew Member Agreement (employee) or Cast and Crew Contractor Agreement (contractor)

There is plenty of case law on this. Calling someone a contractor does not make them one. If you control how, when and where they work, and they work as part of your business, they may be an employee. See the ATO’s guide to the difference between employees and independent contractors.

Letters and notices

You need to…	Use
Send a proposal the client can accept	Works proposal or Consultant proposal letter
Engage an expert. This is not for engaging an expert witness for court. Go to a law firm for that.	Expert engagement letter
Start work before the contract is signed	Letter of intent or Preferred Contractor Agreement
Ask for more time	Delay Notice, then Claim for an extension of time
Claim for extra work	Variation claim
Claim extra cost caused by the other side	Notice of loss or expense
Raise a problem early	Notice of concerns
Ask for a defect to be fixed	Defect Notice
Formally start a dispute	Notice of dispute
Stop work for non-payment	Notice of suspension
End the contract for breach	Contractor's notice of intention to terminate or Owner's notice of intention to terminate

Other documents

You need to…	Use
Keep information confidential before you share it	Confidentiality Agreement
Transfer a contract to someone else	Novation Deed
Give a warranty to an owner or head contractor	Subcontractor Warranty
Run other contractors on a project	Construction Management Agreement
Join a head contractor’s tender	Subcontractor Tender Bid Participation Agreement
Get access to land for a project	Land Access Agreement
Co-produce a screen project	Co-Production Agreement

Still not sure? Contact us and tell us what the job is. We’ll point you to the right document.