Does your Dh have an ABN?
If the boss asked your Dh to work as a subbie (sub contractor) then he would have assumed your dh would have an ABN and that you would give him an invoice (bill) for the amount per hour that your dh was charging to do the work. For example work 7 till 3 with a 15 minute smoko and a 1/2 hr lunch = 7.25 hrs @ $25 per hour = $181.25 x how ever many days he worked. Until you supply the boss with this invoice WITH AN ABN he won't pay you, as he will be unable to claim your Dh pay as a work expense.
You need to google how do I get an ABN? Apply for one online and get an invoice book form a newsagent.
A hand written invoice will suffice.
Your husband will be trading under his own name as a sole trader.
It should be pretty straightforward.
Yes he has just activated his ABN (it was inactive) We used a template from the internet for the invoice and DH had to ask what the pay rate was (which should have been discussed and agreed upon in the first place IMO). Apparently it was $22 per hour. Dh was not very happy. And then the guy told him that $18.75 was actually the minimum he could have paid him, so it was like he was doing him a favor.
I was under the assumption that when working with your own ABN you are paid more because you need to take out your own tax, super, annual etc. Think this guy is a bit dodgy. DH isn't going to do anymore work with him.