Parrwood Pty Ltd v Trinity Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 172

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Parrwood Pty Ltd v Trinity Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 172 Hearing dates: 6 August 2020 Date of orders: 6 August 2020 Decision date: 11 August 2020 Before: Meagher JA; Leeming JA; Payne JA. Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed. 2. Appellant to pay the first respondent's costs. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION — progress payments — whether right to a progress payment arose before suspension — whether adjudicator determined amount of progress payment — whether adjudicator committed jurisdictional error — whether contractor entitled to withdraw adjudication application under s 26 and file new adjudication application — whether necessary first to obtain declaratory relief –Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), ss 8, 9, 13, 22, 26. Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), ss 8, 9, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 34 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 101 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Cardinal Project Services Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd (2011) 81 NSWLR 716; [2011] NSWCA 399 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 34 Iskra v MMIR Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 126 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597; [2002] HCA 11 Parrwood Pty Ltd v Trinity Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 208 PPK Willoughby v Eighty Eight Construction [2014] NSWSC 760 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd v Ostwald Bros Pty Ltd (in liq) (2019) 99 NSWLR 317; [2019] NSWCA 11 Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd (in liq) v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd (2016) 260 CLR 340; [2016] HCA 52 Westbourne Grammar School v Gemcan Constructions Pty Ltd [2017] VSC 645 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Parrwood Pty Ltd (Appellant) Trinity Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd (First respondent) Helen Durham (Second respondent) AAE Nominations Pty Ltd (Third respondent) John O'Brien (Fourth respondent) Adjudicate Today Pty Ltd (Fifth respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Roberts SC, D Byrne (Appellant) M Pesman SC (First respondent)