Plaza West Pty Ltd v Simon's Earthworks (NSW) Pty Ltd & Anor [2008] NSWCA 279

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Plaza West Pty Ltd v Simon's Earthworks (NSW) Pty Ltd & Anor [2008] NSWCA 279

HEARING DATE(S): 15 October 2008

JUDGMENT DATE: 31 October 2008

JUDGMENT OF: Allsop P at 1; Giles JA at 51; Hodgson JA at 52

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: BUILDING AND ENGINEERING CONTRACTS – payment claim – Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) ss 9, 13, 14, 17, 22, 32 - ADJUDICATION – whether error of fact or law sufficient to vitiate adjudication – whether adjudicator fulfilled statutory task – whether denial of procedural fairness - RESTITUTION – whether discharge of debt owed to third party

LEGISLATION CITED: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW)

Brodyn Pty Limited v Davenport [2004] NSWCA 394; 61 NSWLR 421 Firedam Civil Engineering v KJP Constructions [2007] NSWSC 1162 John Holland Pty Limited v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 19; 23 BCL 205 CASES CITED: Kalkat Electrical Contractors Pty Limited v Holmwood Holdings Pty Limited [2007] NSWCA 32 Kuswardana v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1981) 35 ALR 186 Minister for Commerce v Contrax Plumbing (NSW) Pty Limited [2005] NSWCA 142 Reiby Street Apartments v Winterton Constructions [2006] NSWSC 375 Transgrid v Siemens [2004] NSWCA 395; 61 NSWLR 521

Plaza West Pty Ltd PARTIES: Simon's Earthworks (NSW) Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Scott Petersson (Second Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40228/2008

COUNSEL: M Rudge SC, S Goldstein G Inatey SC, N Nicholls