Thiess Pty Ltd & Anor v Lane Cove Tunnel Nominee Company Pty Ltd & Anor [2009] NSWCA 53

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Thiess Pty Ltd & Anor v Lane Cove Tunnel Nominee Company Pty Ltd & Anor [2009] NSWCA 53

HEARING DATE(S): 11 March 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 20 March 2009

JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Tobias JA at 54; Handley AJA at 55

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: CONTRACTS - construction contract - Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 - payment schedule - whether contract required a time for provision of payment schedule - contractual payment schedule replied to contractual progress payment claim - not to statutory payment claim - stated time was not for provision of statutory payment schedule.

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Brewarrina Shire Council v Beckhaus Civil Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 4; (2003) 56 NSWLR 576; Clarence Street Pty Ltd v Isis Projects Ltd (2005) NSWCA 391; (2006) 64 NSWLR 448; De Martin and Gasparini Pty Ltd v Energy Australia [2002] NSWCA 330; (2002) 55 NSWLR 577; CASES CITED: Fyntray Constructions Pty Ltd v Macind Drainage & Hydraulic Servies Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 238; (2002) 18 BCL 402; Jemzone Pty Ltd v Trytan [2002] NSWSC 395; (2002) ACSR 42; Musico v Davenport [2003] NSWSC 977; Quasar Constructions NSW Pty Ltd v Demtech Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 116; (2004) 20 BCL 27.

Thiess Pty Ltd - First Appellant PARTIES: John Holland Pty Ltd - Second Appellant Lane Cove Tunnel Nominee Company Pty Ltd - First Respondent Connector Motorways Pty Ltd - Second Respondent

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40285/08

COUNSEL: M Christie & V Culkof - Appellants F Corsaro SC & D Miller - Respondents