Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v AMA Glass Facades Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 250

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v AMA Glass Facades Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 250 Hearing dates: 6 March 2019 Decision date: 12 March 2019 Before: Stevenson J Decision: Second Durham Determination to be quashed. Cross-Summons to be dismissed Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – security of payment – where successive adjudicators expressed inconsistent findings as to proper construction of the building contract – subcontractor did not challenge second determination and instead resubmitted payment claim – contractor contended third determination void because construction issue determined by unchallenged second determination – subcontractor belatedly sought to challenge second determination by cross-summons Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Arconic Australia Rolled Products Pty Limited v McMahon Services Australia Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1114 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464; [1939] HCA 23 Buttrose v Attorney General of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 221; (2015) 324 ALR 562 Chase Oyster Bar Pty Ltd v Hamo Industries Pty Ltd (2010) 78 NSWLR 393; [2010] NSWCA 190 Dualcorp Pty Ltd v Remo Constructions Pty Ltd (2009) 74 NSWLR 190; [2009] NSWCA 69 Fernando v Commonwealth of Australia (2014) 231 FCR 251; [2014] FCAFC 181 Kingston Building (Australia) Pty Ltd v Dial D Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 2010 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd [2018] HCA 4; (2018) 351 ALR 225 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala (2000) 204 CLR 82; [2000] HCA 57 Shade Systems Pty Ltd v Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 379; (2016) 344 ALR 355 State Water Corporation v Civil Team Engineering Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1879 Sunshine Coast Regional Council v Earthpro Pty Ltd [2015] QSC 168 Victims Compensation Fund Corporation v District Court of New South Wales [2001] NSWCA 241 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) AMA Glass Facades Pty Ltd (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Helen Durham (Second Defendant) Doron Rivlin (Second Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Christie SC with D Hume (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) I G B Roberts SC (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant)