Lewence Construction Pty Ltd v Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 288

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lewence Construction Pty Ltd v Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 288 Hearing dates: 29 June 2015 Date of orders: 25 September 2015 Decision date: 25 September 2015 Before: Ward JA at [1]; Emmett JA at [96]; Sackville AJA at [123] Decision: (1) Appeal allowed. (2) Set aside orders 1, 2 and 4 made by the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 15 May 2015 and in lieu thereof order: (i) That the summons filed in Court on 2 April 2015 is dismissed with costs. (ii) That the funds in Court (including any interest which has accrued thereon) be paid out to the first defendant or the first defendant's solicitor. (3) Order the first respondent to pay the appellant's costs of this appeal. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – jurisdictional error – jurisdictional fact – whether the existence of a reference date in s 8 of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) to support a payment claim is a jurisdictional fact

STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION – Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) ss 8, 13 Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 34, Pt 2, Pt 3 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 35 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: Alghussein Establishment v Eton College [1988] 1 WLR 587 Ampcontrol SWG Pty Ltd v Gujarat NRE Wonga Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 707 BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Ltd v BGC Contracting Pty Ltd [2012] QSC 346 Brewarrina Shire Council v Beckhaus Civil Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 4; (2003) 56 NSWLR 576 Brodyn Pty Ltd t/as Time Cost and Quality v Davenport [2004] NSWCA 394; (2004) 61 NSWLR 421 Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v Fekala Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 133; (2006) 65 NSWLR 648 Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd v Ettamogah Pub [2004] NSWSC 110; (2004) 20 BCL 373 Dualcorp Pty Ltd v Remo Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 69; (2009) 74 NSWLR 190 Energetech Australia Pty Ltd v Sides Engineering Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 801 Holdmark Developers Pty Ltd v GJ Formwork Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 905 Isis Projects Pty Ltd v Clarence Street Ltd [2004] NSWSC 222 John Holland Pty Ltd v Coastal Dredging and Construction Pty Ltd [2012] QCA 150; (2012) 2 Qd R 435 Kembla Coal & Coke v Select Civil [2004] NSWSC 628 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Kitchen Xchange Pty Ltd v Formacon Building Service Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1602 Lean Field Developments Pty Ltd v E & I Global Solutions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2014] QSC 293 Lucchitti v Tolco Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1070 McDonald v Dennys Lascelles Ltd [1933] HCA 25; (1933) 48 CLR 457 Minister for Commerce v Contrax Plumbing (NSW) Pty Limited [2005] NSWCA 142 Omega House Pty Ltd v Khouzame [2014] NSWSC 1837 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1413 Photo Production Ltd v Securicor Transport Ltd [1980] AC 827 Qline Interiors Pty Ltd v Jezer Construction Group Pty Ltd [2002] QSC 88; [2009] 2 Qd R 566 Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 502 The Solholt [1983] 1 Lloyd's Rep 605 Trives v Hornsby Shire Council [2015] NSWCA 158 Trustees of Roman Catholic Church for Diocese of Lismore v T F Woollam and Son [2012] NSWSC 1559 Texts Cited: Dennys, N et al (eds) Hudson's Building & Engineering Contracts, (12th ed, 2010, Sweet & Maxwell) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lewence Construction Pty Ltd (Appellant) Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Ian Hillman (Second Respondent) Australian Solutions Centre Pty Ltd (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Robertson (Appellant) M Christie SC with B Michael (First Respondent)