Rothnere v Quasar & Ors [2004] NSWSC 1151

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Rothnere v Quasar & Ors [2004] NSWSC 1151 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 November 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 November 2004

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1 DECISION : See paras [46] and [47] of judgment

CATCHWORDS : BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION - Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 - whether adjudication determination void - s 22(4) - whether s 22(4) applicable - whether compliance with s 22(4) a fundamental requirement of Act - meaning of "valuation" of construction work in s 22(4) - application of Brodyn v Davenport [2004] NSWCA 394 Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment (Amendment) Act 2002 Supreme Court Act 1970 Brodyn Pty Ltd v Davenport [2004] NSWCA 394 TransGrid v Siemens [2004] NSWCA 395 Musico v Davenport [2003] NSWSC 977 Abacus Funds Management v Davenport [2003] NSWSC 1027 CASES CITED : Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd v Luikens [2003] NSWSC 1140 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S30/2002 (2003) 77 ALJR 1165 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission (2000) 199 CLR 135 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 Rothnere Pty Limited (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Quasar Constructions NSW Pty Limited (First Defendant) Mr Robert Sundercombe (Second Defendant) Australian Solutions Centre Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55081/04 COUNSEL : M Christie (Plaintiff) M G Rudge SC/A S Kostopoulos (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Blake Dawson Waldron (Plaintiff) Wright Stell (Defendants)