Okaroo Pty Limited v Vos Construction and Joinery Pty Limited & Anor [2005] NSWSC 45

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Okaroo Pty Limited v Vos Construction and Joinery Pty Limited & Anor [2005] NSWSC 45

HEARING DATE(S) : 16.09.04, 17.09.04, 07.02.05

JUDGMENT DATE : 11 February 2005

JUDGMENT OF : Nicholas J

DECISION : Para 58

CATCHWORDS : Building and construction - Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) - whether adjudication determination void - whether adjudicator made jurisdictional error in determining existence of a construction contract as defined in s 4 of the Act - whether there was an arrangement which was a construction contract - distinction between "contract" and "arrangement" for purposes of the Act - statutory scheme for entitlement to, liability for, and recovery of, a progress payment regardless of provision of relevant construction contract

LEGISLATION CITED : Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3; 4; 7; 8(1), 8(2)(b); 9(b); 10(1)(b), 10(2)(b); 11(1)(b); 13(1)

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v CC (New South Wales) Pty Ltd (No 8) (1999) 165 ALR 468 Beckhaus v Brewarrina Council [2002] NSWSC 960 Brodyn Pty Limited v Davenport & Anor [2004] NSWCA 394 Jemzone Pty Limited v Tritan Pty Limited [2002] NSWSC 395 CASES CITED : Legal & General Assurance v Stock [1993] 49 IR 464 Newton v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1958) 98 CLR 1 State Bank of NSW v Grover (1996) 64 IR 451 Transgrid v Siemens Limited & Anor [2004] NSWCA 395

Okaroo Pty Limited - Plaintiff Vos Construction and Joinery Pty Limited - First Defendant PARTIES : Gerald Raftesath - Second Defendant (no appearance at hearing) LEADR - Third Defendant (no appearance at hearing)