Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd v Sydney Civil Excavations Pty Ltd & anor [2009] NSWSC 61

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd v Sydney Civil Excavations Pty Ltd & anor [2009] NSWSC 61

HEARING DATE(S) : 8 December 2008

JUDGMENT DATE : 19 February 2009

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Technology & Construction List

JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J

DECISION : Proceedings dismissed with costs

CATCHWORDS : BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – Adjudication under (NSW) Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 – claim that Adjudicator's decision invalid – that adjudicator did not evaluate claim under s 27(2A) – whether under guise of s 27(2A) lost profit on termination can be recovered – whether adjudication application advanced a matter outside the scope or ambit of the payment claim – whether adjudicator failed properly to evaluate s 27(2A) claim – where one party does not make a contention as to quantum to adjudicator

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

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Brodyn Pty Limited v Davenport [2004] NSWCA 394; (2004) 61 NSWLR 421 Coordinated Construction Co Pty Ltd v Climatech (Canberra) Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 229 Coordinated Construction Co Pty Ltd v J M Hargreaves (NSW) Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 228; (2005) 63 NSWLR 385 Downer Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd v Energy Australia [2007] NSWCA 49; (2007) 69 NSWLR 72 Holmwood v Halkat [2005] NSWSC 1129 CASES CITED : John Holland Pty Limited v Cardno MBK (NSW) Pty Limited [2004] NSWSC 258 Minister for Commerce v Contrax Plumbing [2004] NSWSC 823 Pacific General Securities Ltd and Anor v Soliman and Sons Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 13; (2006) 196 FLR 388 Quasar Constructions v Demtech Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 116 Shell Refining (Australia) Pty Limited v A J Mayr Engineering Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 94 Timwin Construction Pty Limited v Facade Innovations Pty Limited [2005] NSWSC 548