Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Forte Sydney Carlingford Pty Ltd v Li [2022] FCA 1499 File number: NSD 1041 of 2021
Judgment of: STEWART J
Date of judgment: 13 December 2022
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – interlocutory injunction to restrain appointment of an adjudicator under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) and to restrain successive applications for adjudication – "construction contract" – whether previous adjudicator's decision that they lacked jurisdiction a nullity by reason of jurisdictional error – whether claimant could ignore decision – whether resubmitting claim to new adjudicator an abuse of adjudication processes of the Act
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 180-183 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 32(1) Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3(1), 4, 5, 6, 7(3)(c)(iii), 17(6), 21(3), 22(1), 26(1)(b)
Cases cited: Abergeldie Contractors Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [2017] NSWCA 113 BSA Advanced Property Solutions (Fire) Pty Ltd v Ventia Australia Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 82 Cardinal Project Services Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 399; 81 NSWLR 716 Dualcorp Pty Ltd v Remo Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 69; 74 NSWLR 190 Harlech Enterprises Pty Ltd v Beno Excavations Pty Ltd [2022] ACTCA 42 Lahey Constructions Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales [2021] NSWCA 69 NSW Netball Association Ltd v Probuild Construction (Aust) Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1339 Parrwood Pty Ltd v Trinity Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 172 Perform (NSW) Pty Ltd v MEV-AUS Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 157 Perform (NSW) Pty Ltd v Mev-Aus Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 416 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v DDI Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 151; 95 NSWLR 82 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd [2018] HCA 4; 264 CLR 1 R J Neller Building Pty Ltd v Ainsworth [2008] QCA 397; (2009) 1 Qd R 390 Shade Systems Pty Ltd v Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 379; 95 NSWLR 157 Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd (in liq) v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd [2016] HCA 52; 260 CLR 340 University of Sydney v Cadence Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 635 Urban Traders v Paul Michael [2009] NSWSC 1072
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