What’s the difference between the defects date and the defects correction period?

The defects date is the amount of time from Completion of the whole of the works that
the Contractor has a contractual obligation to come back and correct notified Defects. It is
typically a year, but sometimes longer and Defects cannot be notified after the defects date.
After this, the statute of limitations applies under general contract law.

The defects date is the amount of time, following Completion, that the Contractor has to
correct the Defect from when it is notified. This is typically two weeks, but can vary from
one to four weeks. The first defects correction period starts on Completion of any section.
Often, the Client enters a number of defects correction periods for different categories of
Defects. For example, those that stop the operation of the asset have a defects correction
period of one day or “as soon as practicably possible”.