Austruc v ACA; ACA v Sarlos & Anor [2004] NSWSC 131

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Austruc v ACA; ACA v Sarlos & Anor [2004] NSWSC 131 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 February 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1 DECISION : See paras [109] to [111] of judgment

CATCHWORDS : BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION - Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 - progress claim - adjudication determination - slip rule - judgment entered under incorrect case number - whether slip rule applicable - meaning of "forms part of" in s 7(2)(a) of Act - whether contract formed part of loan agreement ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - order in the nature of certiorari - jurisdictional error of law - procedural fairness - whether adjudicator permitted to consider statutory declaration attached to adjudication application - meaning of "submissions" in ss 17(3) and 20(2) of Act - whether adjudicator required to give notice of intention to rely upon statutory declaration - whether adjudicator required to give respondent opportunity to respond to statutory declaration Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Building & Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Act 2002 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Storey and Keers Pty Ltd v Johnstone (1987) 9 NSWLR 446 Gikas v Papanayiotou (1977) 2 NSWLR 944 Hatton v Harris [1892] AC 547 Re Swire: Mellor v Swire (1885) 30 Ch D 239 Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd v Ettamogah Pub (Rouse Hill) Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 110 CASES CITED : Parist Holdings Pty Ltd v WT Partnership Australia Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 365 Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd v Luikens [2003] NSWSC 1140 Musico v Davenport [2003] NSWSC 977 TransGrid v Walter Construction Group [2004] NSWSC 21 MCP Muswellbrook Pty Ltd v Deutsche Bank (Asia) AG (1988) 12 NSWLR 16 Abacus v Davenport [2003] NSWSC 1027 PARTIES : Austruc Constructions Limited v ACA Developments Pty Limited ACA Developments Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Bellagio Unit Trust v Peter Sarlos and Austruc Constructions Ltd FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55063/03; 30008/04 S G Finch SC/S A Kerr (Austruc) COUNSEL : F C Corsaro SC/S Goldstein (ACA) Mr Sarlos (submitting appearance) SOLICITORS : Clayton Utz (Austruc) Henry Davis York (ACA)