Brolton Group Pty Ltd v Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 63

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Brolton Group Pty Ltd v Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 63 Hearing dates: 20 March 2020 Date of orders: 17 April 2020 Decision date: 17 April 2020 Before: Meagher JA at [1] Gleeson JA at [2] Payne JA at [73] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed.

(2) Appellant pay the respondents' costs of the appeal. Catchwords: BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION – appeals – payment claim referred for adjudication – where available reference date under construction contract – Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) – where adjudicator determined entitlement to payment claim by reference to an unavailable reference date – jurisdictional error – where available reference date under contract not the reference date addressed by the adjudicator – whether adjudication determination also involved a denial of natural justice Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), ss 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 20, 22 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd v Estate Property Holdings Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 649 Brodyn Pty Ltd (T/as Time Cost and Quality) v Davenport (2004) 61 NSWLR 421; [2004] NSWCA 394 Houssain v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 34 Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Australia Avenue Developments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 339 Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Campbelltown Catholic Club Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1103 Metwally v University of Wollongong (1985) 59 ALJR 481 Paynter Dixon Constructions Pty Ltd v JF & CG Tilston Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 869 Pinnacle Construction Pty Ltd v Dimension Joinery Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 894 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 Quasar Constructions NSW Pty Ltd v Demtech Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 116; (2004) 20 BCL 276 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd (in liq) v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd (2016) 260 CLR 340; [2016] HCA 52 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418; [1950] HCA 35 The Trustee for Allway Unit Trust (t-as Westside Mechanical Contracting Pty Ltd) v R & D Airconditioning Pty Ltd [2018] SASC 46 Walter Construction Group Pty Ltd v CPL (Surry Hills) Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 266 Watpac Constructions v Austin Corp [2010] NSWSC 168 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brolton Group Pty Ltd (Appellant) Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd (First respondent) Edward Smithies (Second respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Sirtes SC / D Byrne (Appellant) N J Kidd SC / B Le Plastrier (Respondents)