Pinnacle Construction Group Pty Ltd v Dimension Joinery & Interiors Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 894

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pinnacle Construction Group Pty Ltd v Dimension Joinery & Interiors Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 894 Hearing dates: 7 and 8 June 2018 Decision date: 15 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Summons dismissed with costs Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – whether adjudication determination under Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 should be quashed – whether payment claim valid – whether reference date available to support payment claim – whether adjudicator denied procedural fairness to respondent to payment claim Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Avopiling (NSW) Pty Ltd v Menard Bachy Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1466 Brodyn Pty Ltd t/as Time Cost and Quality v Davenport [2004] NSWCA 394; (2004) 61 NSWLR 421 Dualcorp Pty Ltd v Remo Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 69; (2009) 74 NSWLR 190 Grid Projects NSW Pty Ltd v Proyalbi Organic Set Plaster Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1571 John Goss Projects Pty Ltd v Leighton Contractors [2006] NSWSC 798; (2006) 66 NSWLR 707 Kyle Bay Removals Pty Ltd v Dynabuild Project Services Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 334 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Musico v Davenport [2003] NSWSC 977 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v DDI Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 151; (2017) 95 NSWLR 82 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd [2018] HCA 4; (2018) 351 ALR 225 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam [2003] HCA 6; (2003) 214 CLR 1 Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd (in liq) v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd [2016] HCA 52; (2016) 260 CLR 340 Trustees of Roman Catholic Church for Diocese of Lismore v TF Woollam & Son [2012] NSWSC 1559 Watpac Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd v Austin Corp Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 168 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Pinnacle Construction Group Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Dimension Joinery & Interiors Pty Limited (First Defendant) Brett Wilson (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Di Francesco (Plaintiff) D Hume (First Defendant)