Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd v Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater (No 17) [2018] NSWSC 1420

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd v Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater (No 17) [2018] NSWSC 1420 Hearing dates: 14 September 2018 Date of orders: 14 September 2018 Decision date: 14 September 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: MSC.010.286.0001 admitted save for the second paragraph under the heading "Emergency procedure" on 0028 and the passages under the heading "Operational decisions" on page 0034. Catchwords: EVIDENCE – documentary evidence - business record – no question of principle Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 69, 77-81, 135 Cases Cited: Capital Securities XV Pty Ltd (formerly known as Prime Capital Securities Pty Ltd v Calleja [2018] NSWCA 26 Hansen Beverage Company v Bickfords (Australia) Pty Limited [2000] FCA 406 Lithgow City Council v Jackson (2011) 244 CLR 342; [2011] HCA 36 Roche v Page [2003] NSWSC 939 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Rodriguez & Sons Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority t/as Seqwater (First Defendant) SunWater Limited (Second Defendant) State of Queensland (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Sexton SC; N Owens SC; R Yezerski; J Taylor (Plaintiff) A Pomerenke QC; D Klineberg (First Defendant) D Williams SC; HJA Neal; N Simpson (Second Defendant) GA Thompson QC; JM Horton QC; E Morzone (Third Defendant)