Simple service agreement (small jobs)

Business & company · AU

A short written record of a small service engagement — parties, scope, price, payment and timing — for jobs where both sides want the deal on paper.

Who it is for

You are hiring (or providing) a small, ordinary service job and want the agreement recorded in writing before work starts.

When to see a lawyer instead

For high-value work, ongoing engagements, anything that looks like employment rather than contracting, or if the other side has pages of standard terms — have a lawyer review before signing. If this will be YOUR standard form contract offered to many customers, the unfair-contract-terms rules apply and a one-off template is not a substitute for legal review.

What you will fill in

• Date of agreement
• Client full name
• Provider / business name
• Provider ABN
• Describe the work to be done
• Start date
• Completion date
• Total price (AUD, incl. GST)
• Payment terms (deposit, progress, final)

Source: BIXSO staff-drafted from business.gov.au contract guidance + ACCC consumer guarantees public guidance

This is legal information, not legal advice.