McNab Building Services Pty Ltd v Demex Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1496

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McNab Building Services Pty Ltd v Demex Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1496 Hearing dates: 11 October 2022 Date of orders: 4 November 2022 Decision date: 04 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Rees J Decision: Summons dismissed with costs. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – adjudication determination – subcontractor entitled to $470,000 – adjudicator stated parties "in complete agreement" on state of completion and value of works – whether adjudicator failed to consider contractor's submissions – Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 22(2)(d) – contractor relies on 2 pages of a 55 page determination – best to read the entire document – "complete agreement" followed from earlier findings – adjudicator considered but did not accept contractor's submissions – no jurisdictional error. Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), s 22(2) Cases Cited: Acciona Agua Australia Pty Ltd v Monadelphous Engineering Pty Ltd (2020) 4 QR 410; [2020] QSC 133 Anderson Street Banksmeadow Pty Ltd v JCM Contracting Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 102 Brodyn Pty Ltd v Davenport (2004) 61 NSWLR 421; [2004] NSWCA 394 Ceerose Pty Ltd v A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1487 CMF Projects Pty Ltd v Masic Pty Ltd [2014] QSC 209 Cockram Construction Ltd v Fulton Hogan Construction Pty Ltd & Anor (2018) 97 NSWLR 773; [2018] NSWCA 107 Coordinated Construction Co Pty Ltd v JM Hargreaves (NSW) Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 385; [2005] NSWCA 228 Goodwin Street Developments (atf Jesmond Unit Trust) v DSD Builders Pty Ltd (2018) 98 NSWLR 712; [2018] NSWCA 276 Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd v Monford Group Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 491 Liang O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd v H&M Engineering and Construction Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 818 Lo v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2013) 85 NSWLR 86; [2013] NSWCA 180 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 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 Northbuild Construction Pty Ltd v Central Interior Linings Pty Ltd [2012] 1 Qd R 525; [2011] QCA 22 Pacific General Securities Ltd v Soliman & Sons (2006) 196 FLR 388; [2006] NSWSC 13 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v DDI Group Pty Ltd (2017) 95 NSWLR 82; [2017] NSWCA 151 TWT Property Group Pty Ltd v Cenric Group Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 72 Category: Principal judgment Parties: McNab Building Services Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Demex Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Jonathan Sive (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Byrne (Plaintiff) Mr JP Hastie (First Defendant)