Regal Consulting Services Pty Ltd v All Seasons Air Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 613

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Regal Consulting Services Pty Ltd v All Seasons Air Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 613 Hearing dates: 11/05/2017 Date of orders: 19 May 2017 Decision date: 19 May 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: McDougall J Decision: Plaintiff entitled to relief sought. Parties to bring in short minutes of order. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – CONTRACTS – operation of Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), s 8, s 13 – where contract fixed dates for making progress claims and deemed claims made earlier to be made on that date – where progress claim served 8 days before specified date – where specified date for progress claims are also "reference dates" - operation of deeming provision in construction contract – adjudication – whether jurisdictional error – whether there was a reference date for the payment claim – PROCEDURE – whether plaintiff required leave – UCPR r 59.10(1), (5) – where proceedings not commenced within three months of the adjudicator's determination Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Chase Oyster Bar Pty Ltd v Hamo Industries Pty Ltd (2010) 78 NSWLR 393; Fitz Jersey Pty Ltd v Atlas Construction Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 53 Hunter Douglas Australia Pty Ltd v Perma Blinds (1970) 122 CLR 49 Macquarie Bank Ltd v Fociri Pty Ltd (1992) 27 NSWLR 203 Muller v Dalgety & Co Ltd (1909) 9 CLR 693 Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd [2016] HCA 52 St Aubyn v Attorney General [1952] AC 15 Texts Cited: Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755 edition Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regal Consulting Services Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) All Seasons Air Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Melissa McCurdie (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Robertson (Plaintiff) D M Macfarlane (First Defendant)