Canterbury Bankstown Council v General Works and Construction Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 310

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Canterbury Bankstown Council v General Works and Construction Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 310 Hearing dates: 14 March 2024 Date of orders: 27 March 2024 Decision date: 27 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Nixon J Decision: (1) The Further Amended Summons dated 1 March 2024 be dismissed. (2) The Plaintiff is to pay the Defendant's costs, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – whether adjudication determination under Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 should be quashed – whether the determination was outside the scope of the payment claim – whether the determination lacked a legal or factual basis, and was illogical or unreasonable – Jurisdictional error not established Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ceerose Pty Ltd v A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 215 Coordinated Construction Co. Pty Ltd v J M Hargreaves (NSW) Pty Ltd & Ors (2005) 63 NSWLR 385; [2005] NSWCA 228 Demex Pty Ltd v McNab Building Services Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 261 Downer Construction (Aust) Pty Ltd v Energy Australia (2007) 69 NSWLR 72; [2007] NSWCA 49 Edelbrand Pty Ltd v HM Australia Holdings Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 31 Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Australia Avenue Developments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 339 McNab Developments (Qld) Pty Ltd v Mak Construction Services Pty Ltd [2014] QCA 232 Pinnacle Construction Group Pty Ltd v Dimension Joinery & Interiors Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 894 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Canterbury Bankstown Council (Plaintiff) General Works and Construction Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Australian Solutions Centre Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Edward Smithies (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr B DeBuse (Plaintiff) Mr D Hume (First Defendant)