Coordinated Construction Co. Pty. Ltd. v. Climatech (Canberra) Pty. Ltd. & Ors. [2005] NSWCA 229

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Coordinated Construction Co. Pty. Ltd. v. Climatech (Canberra) Pty. Ltd. & Ors. [2005] NSWCA 229

HEARING DATE(S): 10 June 2005

JUDGMENT DATE: 13 July 2005

JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; Ipp JA at 34; Basten JA at 37

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs

CATCHWORDS: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION - Progress payments - Building & Construction Industry Security of Payment Act - Adjudicator's determination - Whether "delay damages" under contract are "for" construction work or related goods and services - Whether delay damages can be included in payment claims under the Act.

LEGISLATION CITED: Building & Construction Security of Payment Act 1999, ss.3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17 and 22.

Brodyn Pty. Ltd. v. Davenport [2004] NSWCA 394 Chen Shi Hai v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2000) 201 CLR 293 Coordinated Construction Co Pty Ltd v Climatech (Canberra) Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 312 Coordinated Constructions Co. Ltd v. J.M. Hargreaves (NSW) Pty. Ltd. [2005] NSWCA 228 Coordinated Constructions Co. Pty. Ltd. v. J.M. Hargreaves (NSW) Pty. Ltd. [2005] NSWSC 77 In Re An Arbitration Between Taylor Woodrow International Ltd. and The Minister of Health (1978) 19 SASR 1 John Holland Pty. Ltd. v. Cardno MBK (NSW) Pty. Ltd. [2004] NSWSC 258 CASES CITED: Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Guo Wei Rong (1997) 191 CLR 559 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 Parisienne Basket Shoes Pty Ltd v Whyte (1938) 59 CLR 369 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 R v Connell; Ex parte Hetton Bellbird Collieries Ltd (1994) 69 CLR 407 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1 The Minister for Commerce v. Contrax Plumbing (NSW) Pty. Ltd. [2005] NSWCA 142 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL (1999) 46 NSWLR 55