Fifty Property Investments Pty Limited v Barry J O'Mara & anor [2006] NSWSC 428

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Fifty Property Investments Pty Limited v Barry J O'Mara & anor [2006] NSWSC 428

HEARING DATE(S) : 18 April 2006 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Technology & Construction List

JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 04/18/2006

DECISION : Declare that the determination of the first defendant dated 20 January 2006 is void. Order that the second defendant be permanently restrained from taking any step to enforce the judgment in its favour in proceedings 506 of 2006 in the District Court of New South Wales in Sydney. Order that the second defendant pay the plaintiff's costs.

CATCHWORDS : BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – Resolution of dispute – Adjudication – Determinations – Judicial Review – basic and essential requirements – construction contract – whether jurisdictional fact – held, it is and can be reviewed by court – natural justice – failure to give party opportunity to comment on additional submissions obtained from other party – held, denial of that measure and procedural fairness prescribed by Act.

LEGISLATION CITED : Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, 1999

Barwick v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 32 Brodyn Pty Limited v Davenport (2004) 61 NSWLR 421 Bunbury v Fuller (1853) 9 Exch 111; 156 ER 47 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 DMW v CGW (1982) 151 CLR 491 Ex parte Tooheys Limited; re Butler (1934) 34 SR (NSW) 277; 51 WN (NSW) 101 Holmwood v Halkat [2005] NSWSC 1129 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 558 Manning v Thompson [1976] 2 NSWLR 380; affirmed [1979] 1 NSWLR 384 Minister of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 Murray v Legal Services Commissioner (1999) 46 NSWLR 224 Parisienne Basket Shoes Pty Limited v Whyte (1938) 59 CLR 369 CASES CITED : Queensland v Wyvill (1989) 25 FCR 512; 90 ALR 611 R v Blakeley; Ex parte Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draughtsmen of Australia (1950) 82 CLR 54 R v Judges of the Federal Court of Australia; Ex parte Western Australia National Football League Inc (1979) 143 CLR 190 R v Ludeke; Ex parte Queensland Electricity Commission (1985) 159 CLR 178 R v Williams; Ex parte Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders' Labourers' Federation (1982) 153 CLR 402 Sankey v Whitlam [1977] 1 NSWLR 333 Stanoevski v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2005] NSWCA 429, [54] Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 Sutherland Shire Council v Finch (1970) 71 SR (NSW) 315 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL (1999) 46 NSWLR 55 Timwin Construction Pty Limited v Facade Innovations Pty Limited [2005] NSWSC 548 Tolfab Engineering Pty Limited v Tie Fabrications Pty Limited [2005] NSWSC 326 TQM Design & Construct Pty Limited v Dasein Constructions Pty Limited [2004] NSWSC 1216