Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd v Chess Engineering Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1788

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd v Chess Engineering Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1788 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 11 December 2020 Decision date: 11 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Henry J Decision: (1) The plaintiff's summons filed on 1 June 2020 be dismissed. (2) The money paid into Court by the plaintiff on or about 4 June 2020, together with any interest, be paid to the first defendant. (3) The plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act 1999 (NSW) – adjudication – final relief – where error found in failing to form a view as to what was properly payable in respect of one variation – whether determination should be quashed – whether error sufficiently material to be properly characterised as a jurisdictional error – held determination not infected by jurisdictional error Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3, 22(1), 22(5). Cases Cited: Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd v Chess Engineering Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1423 Anderson Street Banksmeadow Pty Ltd v Helcon Contracting Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 657 BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Ltd v BGC Contracting Pty Ltd (2015) 1 Qd R 228; [2013] QCA 394 Duro Felguera Australia Pty Ltd v Samsung C&T Corporation (2018) 52 WAR 323; [2018] WASCA 28 Goodwin Street Developments Pty Ltd v DSD Builders Pty Ltd (2018) 98 NSWLR 712; [2018] NSWCA 276 Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Brolton Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1641 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 34 John Holland Pty Ltd v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 19 Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd v Monford Group Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 491 Lee v R (2014) 253 CLR 455; [2014] HCA 20 Maxcon Constructions Pty Ltd v Vadasz (No 2) (2017) 127 SASR 193; [2017] SASCFC 2 McNab Developments (Qld) Pty Ltd v MAK Construction Services Pty Ltd (2014) 1 Qd R 350; [2014] QCA 232 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597; [2002] HCA 11 New South Wales Netball Association Limited v Probuild Construction (Aust) Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1339 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Parrwood Pty Ltd v Trinity Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 172 Parrwood Pty Ltd v Trinity Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 208 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia (2003) 211 CLR 476; [2003] HCA 2 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 Public Service Association of South Australia Inc v Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia (2012) 249 CLR 398; [2012] HCA 25 R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; Ex parte Ozone Theatres (Aust) Ltd (1949) 78 CLR 389; [1949] HCA 33 Rhomberg Rail Australia Pty Limited v Concrete Evidence Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 755 SHA Premier Constructions Pty Ltd v Niclin Constructions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] QSC 323 SHA Premier Constructions Pty Ltd v Niclin Constructions Pty Ltd [2020] QSC 307 Style Timber Floor Pty Ltd v Krivosudsky (2019) 100 NSWLR 133; [2019] NSWCA 171 Trysams Pty Ltd v Club Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 941 YTO Construction Pty Limited v Innovative Civil Pty Limited [2019] NSWCA 110 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff)