Olbourne v Excell Building Corp Pty Limited [2009] NSWSC 349

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Olbourne v Excell Building Corp Pty Limited [2009] NSWSC 349

HEARING DATE(S) : 4 to 6 February, 8 April 2009

JUDGMENT DATE : 1 May 2009

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Technology & Construction List

JUDGMENT OF : Rein J at 1

DECISION : Summons dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS – building, engineering and related contracts – other matters – grounds upon which an adjudication determination can be reviewed – the existence of a construction contract under s 4 of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 is a basic and essential element of the Act – meaning of 'arrangement' in s 4 – facts and circumstances giving rise to an 'arrangement'

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

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Beckhaus Civil Pty Ltd v Council of the Shire of Brewarrina Council [2002] NSWSC 960 Brodyn Pty Ltd t/as Time Cost and Quality v Davenport [2004] NSWCA 394; (2004) 61 NSWLR 421 Falgat Constructions Pty Ltd v Equity Australia Corp Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 49, (2005) 62 NSWLR 385 Fifty Properties Investments Pty Ltd v Barry J O'Mara [2006] NSWSC 428; (2007) 23 BCL 35 Lumbers v W Cook Builders Pty Ltd (in liq) ("Lumbers") (2008) 232 CLR 635 CASES CITED : Multipower Corp Pty Ltd v S & H Electrics Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 757 Okaroo Pty Ltd v Vos Construction & Joinery Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 45 Re British Basic Slag Ltd's Agreements [1963] 1 WLRS 727 Transgrid v Siemens Limited [2004] NSWCA 395; (2004) 61 NSWLR 521 Shorten v Davis Hurst Constructions Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 134 Walton Construction (Qld) Pty Ltd v Salce [2008] QSC 235 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315