Rockdale City Council v Calibre Construction Corp Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1980

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rockdale City Council v Calibre Construction Corp Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1980 Hearing dates: 17 November 2015 Date of orders: 23 December 2015 Decision date: 23 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Fagan J Decision: Plaintiff's claim dismissed Catchwords: CONTRACTS – construction – conditions of development consent – contribution value – whether estimated contribution value was binding – whether quantity surveyor erred in determining contribution value of access road – scope of "construction of the road"

WORDS AND PHRASES – "construction of the road" – "structures" Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Road Transport (Mass, Loading and Access) Regulation 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Agricultural & Rural Finance Pty Ltd v Gardiner [2008] HCA 57; (2008) 238 CLR 570 APN (Outdoor Trading) Pty Ltd v Melbourne City Council [2012] VSC 8 Australian Vintage Ltd v Belvino Investments No 2 Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 275 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council [2001] NSWCA 61; (2001) 53 NSWLR 153 Legal and General Life of Australia Ltd v A Hudson Pty Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 314 Ooralea Developments Pty Ltd v Civil Contractors (Aust) Pty Ltd [2013] QSC 254 Ward v Griffiths (1987) 9 NSWLR 458 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rockdale City Council (Plaintiff) Calibre Construction Corp Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Jason Lazarus (Plaintiff) Nigel Cotman SC (Defendant)