Bouygues Construction Australia Pty Ltd v Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1665

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bouygues Construction Australia Pty Ltd v Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1665 Hearing dates: 29 November 2017 Decision date: 30 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Interlocutory injunction to be granted Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – determination under Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act – whether serious question to be tried that adjudicator acted beyond jurisdiction Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Agricultural and Rural Finance Pty Ltd v Gardiner [2008] HCA 57; 238 CLR 570 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332 Pacific General Securities Ltd v Soliman & Sons Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 13 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (No S145 of 2017) Richard Crookes Construction Pty Ltd v CES Projects (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1229 Shade Systems Pty Ltd v Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 379 Texts Cited: Rawlinsons Process Engineering Handbook (2nd ed 2015, Rawlinsons) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Bouygues Construction Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Limited (First Defendant) Jennifer Wyatt (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Robertson (Plaintiff) I G Roberts SC (Defendant)