MTR Corporation (Sydney) NRT Pty Ltd v Thales Australia Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1147

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: MTR Corporation (Sydney) NRT Pty Ltd v Thales Australia Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1147 Hearing dates: 11 August 2020 Date of orders: 27 August 2020 Decision date: 27 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Challenge to adjudication determination fails Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – determination under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 – whether adjudicator acted beyond jurisdiction – whether adjudicator denied plaintiffs procedural fairness by deciding claim in favour of first defendant on basis not advanced by either party – whether adjudicator failed to consider relevant matters Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Azriel v NSW Land & Housing Corporation (2006) 67 NSWLR 256; [2006] NSWCA 372 Cockram Construction Pty Ltd v Fulton Hogan Construction Pty Ltd [2018] 97 NSWLR 773; [2018] NSWCA 107 Diona Pty Ltd v Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 480 Downer Constructions (Australia) Pty Ltd v Energy Australia (2007) 69 NSWLR 72; [2007] NSWCA 49 Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Australia Avenue Developments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 339 Laing O'Rourke Australia Constructions Pty Ltd v H&M Engineering Construction Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 818 Musico & Ors v Davenport & Ors [2003] NSWSC 977 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v DDI Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 151 Weal v Bathurst City Council [2000] NSWCA 88 Category: Principal judgment Parties: MTR Corporation (Sydney) NRT Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) UGL Rail Services Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) Thales Australia Ltd (First Defendant) Helen Durham (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Christie SC with D Hume (Plaintiffs) F P Hicks SC with P F Santucci (First Defendant)