Marques Group Pty Ltd v Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 625

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Marques Group Pty Ltd v Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 625 Hearing dates: 21 April 2023 Date of orders: 13 June 2023 Decision date: 13 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Rees J Decision: Motion dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — summary disposal — security of payment (SOPA) — principles at [14]-[17] — summary judgment sought in the amount of payment schedules as a statutory debt — defendant claims payment schedules only issued as a consequence of plaintiff's misleading and deceptive representations in subcontractor's statement as to payment of employees and solvency — Bitannia v Parkline Constructions — defence not so clearly untenable that it cannot possibly succeed. Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 – Australian Consumer Law Cases Cited: Aalborg CSP A/S v Ottoway Engineering Pty Ltd (2017) 129 SASR 283; [2017] SASCFC 158 Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd (2006) 67 NSWLR 9 Costain Australia v State Superannuation Board (Supreme Court (NSW), Brownie J, 22 February 1991, unrep) Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 87 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Ke Qin Ren v Hong Jiang (2014) 104 ACSR 149; [2014] NSWCA 388 Kitchen Xchange v Formacon Building Services [2014] NSWSC 1602 Neumann Contractors Pty Ltd v Traspunt No 5 Pty Ltd [2011] 2 Qd R 114 Ottavio v Hayvio Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1125 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 RJ Neller Building Pty Ltd v Ainsworth [2009] 1 Qd R 390 Silverton Ltd v Harvey [1975] 1 NSWLR 659 Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd (2016) 260 CLR 340; [2016] HCA 52 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118 TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd v Decon Australia Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 93 Vannella Pty Limited v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1379 Winslow Constructors Pty Ltd v John Holland Rail Pty Ltd [2008] VCC 1491 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Marques Group Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr L Shipway / Mr G Campbell (Plaintiff) Mr D Hume (Defendant)