Ceerose Pty Ltd v A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1487

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ceerose Pty Ltd v A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1487 Hearing dates: 21 October 2022 Date of orders: 2 November 2022 Decision date: 02 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Rees J Decision: Refuse application to extend interim injunction. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – adjudication determination – subcontractor entitled to some $190,000 – adjudicator makes finding for which neither contended – contractor seeks to quash determination and Grosvenor or Brodyn stay –suggested serious question has only modest prospects where no suggestion that finding was wrong and finding likely irrelevant – evidence to support stay slight – reluctant to continue interim injunction to permit contractor to obtain evidence to support stay in absence of serious question to be tried as to jurisdictional challenge – balance of convenience did not favour extension of injunction as, although the monies were in Court, the subcontractor was deprived of cashflow. Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3, 12, 25, 32, 34 Cases Cited: Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd v Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1330 Anderson Street Banksmeadow Pty Ltd v JCM Contracting Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 102 A-Tech Australia Pty Ltd v Top Pacific Construction Aust Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 624 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57; [2006] HCA 46 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 618 Bellerive Homes Pty Ltd v FW Projects Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1435 Brodyn v Davenport (2004) 61 NSWLR 421; [2004] NSWCA 394 Grosvenor v Musico [2004] NSWSC 344; (2005) 21 BCL 266 Hakea Holdings Pty Limited v Denham Constructions Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1120 Maxcon Constructions Pty Ltd v Vadasz (2018) 264 CLR 46; [2018] HCA 5 McNab Building Services Pty Ltd v Demex Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1441 Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Sino Iron Pty Ltd [2016] WASCA 105 Multiplex Contractors Pty Ltd v Luikens [2003] NSWSC 1140 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection [2021] HCA 17; (2021) 390 ALR 590 Nathanson v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 26; (2022) 403 ALR 398 Phoenix Builders Pty Ltd v Deca Australia Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 581 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v DDI Group Pty Ltd (2017) 95 NSWLR 82; [2017] NSWCA 151 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd v Apple Inc (2011) 217 FCR 238; [2011] FCAFC 156 Shell Refining (Australia) Pty Ltd v AJ Mayr Engineering Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 94 Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd (in liq) v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd (2016) 260 CLR 340; [2016] HCA 52 TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd v Decon Australia Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 118 Trysams Pty Ltd v Club Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 941 Trysams Pty Ltd v Club Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 399 Warner-Lambert Co LCC v Apotex Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 59; (2014) 311 ALR 632 Texts Cited: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 12 November 2022 at 6542 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Ceerose Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Robertson SC / Mr M Keene (Plaintiff) Mr L Gor (Defendant)