A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd v Ceerose Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 7

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd v Ceerose Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 7 Hearing dates: 15 November 2023 Date of orders: 1 February 2024 Decision date: 01 February 2024 Before: Leeming JA at [1] White JA at [5] Mitchelmore JA at [6] Decision: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The appellant is to pay the first respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION — adjudication — whether adjudication determination was affected by jurisdictional error — whether adjudicator denied respondent to adjudication procedural fairness — whether basis of adjudicator's determination regarding retention monies was in issue on the adjudication — whether respondent could reasonably anticipate basis of determination regarding retention monies — denial of procedural fairness material Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Act (NT) Cases Cited: Ausenco Operations Pty Ltd v Ferretti International Ottoway Pty Ltd [2020] SASC 46 Chase Oyster Bar Pty Ltd v Hamo Industries Pty Ltd (2010) 78 NSWLR 393; [2010] NSWCA 190 Commissioner for ACT Revenue v Alphaone (1994) 49 FCR 576 Demex Pty Ltd v McNab Building Services Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 261 Downer Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd v Energy Australia (2007) 69 NSWLR 72; [2007] NSWCA 49 JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd v INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd (2018) 41 NTLR 149; [2018] NTCA 6 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA (2019) 264 CLR 421; [2019] HCA 3 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSSJ (2016) 259 CLR 180; [2016] HCA 29 Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd v Luikens [2003] NSWSC 1140 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2021) 273 CLR 506; [2021] HCA 17 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 Category: Principal judgment Parties: A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd (Appellant) Ceerose Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Paul Roberts (Second Respondent) ABC Dispute Resolution Service (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: L Gor (Appellant) D Hume (First Respondent)