LWB QLD SBB Limited ACN 617 920 564 v State of Queensland [2021] NSWSC 462

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: LWB QLD SBB Limited ACN 617 920 564 v State of Queensland [2021] NSWSC 462 Hearing dates: 13 April 2021 Decision date: 04 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See para [106] Catchwords: CONTRACTS — Construction — Interpretation — Dispute resolution clause — Expert determination clause — whether void for uncertainty — whether determination is to be final and binding Legislation Cited: Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld) Cases Cited: ADG United Pty Ltd v EG Enterprises Pty Ltd & Ors [2019] NSWSC 745 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 99 Booker Industries Pty Ltd v Wilson Parking (Qld) Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 600 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Hastings Shire Council (1977) 180 CLR 266 Brooks v Wyatt (1992) 112 FLR 12 Butt v M'Donald (1896) 7 QLJ 68 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Capricorn Inks Pty Ltd v Lawter International (Australasia) Ltd [1989] 1 QD R 8 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 Council of the Upper Hunter County District v Australian Chilling & Freezing Co Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 429 Crown Melbourne v Cosmopolitan Hotel (2016) 260 CLR 1 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640 FAI General Insurance Co Ltd v Ocean Marine Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (1997) 41 NSWLR 117 Fletcher Construction Australia Ltd v MPN Group Pty Ltd, NSWSC, 14 July 1997 (unreported); BC9705205 Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Rinehart (2017) 257 FCR 442 Heimann v Commonwealth of Australia (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 691 Illawarra Community Housing Trust Ltd v MP Park Lane Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 751 Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd v Hannigan (2020) 379 ALR 196 John Nelson Developments Pty Ltd v Focus National Developments Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 150 Kennedy v Vercoe (1960) 105 CLR 521 Kinivan v Maoudis [1988] QSC 42; (1988) ANZ Conv Rep 320 Lainson Holdings Pty Ltd v Duffy Kennedy Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 576 Lepcanfin Pty Ltd v Lepfin Pty Ltd (2020) 102 NSWLR 627 Masonic Homes Ltd v Oppedisano [2016] SASC 196 Mackay v Dick (1881) 6 App Cas 251 Mainteck Services Pty Limited v Stein Heurtey SA and Stein Heurtey Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 266 Mainteck Services Pty Ltd v Stein Heurtey SA (2014) 89 NSWLR 633; [2014] NSWCA 184 McGrath v McGrath [2012] NSWSC 578 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104 Paltos v Bartier Berry Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 705 Rhinehart v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (2019) 93 ALJR 582 Rhinehart v Welker (2012) 95 NSWLR 221 RTS Ltd v Molkerei Alois Muller GmbH & Co AG [2010] UKSC 14; [2010] 1 WLR 75 Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Limited v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 144 CLR 596 Shepherd v Felt & Textiles of Australia Ltd (1931) 45 CLR 359 Sudbrook Trading Ltd v Eggleton [1983] AC 444 Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd [2021] SASCA 8 The Heart Research Institute Ltd v Psiron Ltd [2002] NSWSC 646 Thorby v Golberg (1964) 112 CLR 597 Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 156 Triarno Pty Ltd v Triden Contractors Ltd (1992) 10 BCL 305 United Group Rail Services Ltd v Rail Corporation New South Wales (2009) 74 NSWLR 618 Watpac Construction NSW Pty Ltd v Taylor Thompson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 780 Wilkie v Gordian Runoff Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 522 WIN Corporation Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (2016) 341 ALR 467 Zhu v Treasurer of the State of New South Wales (2004) 218 CLR 530 Texts Cited: P Herzfeld and T Prince, Interpretation (2020, 2nd ed, Thomson Reuters) J D Heydon, Heydon on Contract (2019, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: LWB Qld SBB Limited (plaintiff/first applicant) State of Queensland (defendant/first respondent) Representation: Counsel: JC Hewitt (plaintiff) MT Hickey, SJ Gibson (defendant)