Diona Pty Ltd v Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 480

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Diona Pty Ltd v Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 480 Hearing dates: 28 April 2020; written submissions 29 and 30 April 2020 Date of orders: 01 May 2020 Decision date: 01 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Summons dismissed Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – adjudication determination under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) – whether determination void – whether jurisdictional error – whether Adjudicator failed to consider the contract Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Anderson Street Banksmeadow Pty Ltd v Helcon Contracting Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 657 BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited v BGC Contracting Pty Limited [2015] 1 Qd R 228; [2013] QCA 394 Cockram Construction Pty Ltd v Fulton Hogan Construction Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 107 Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Brolton Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1641 John Holland Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 19 Lee v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] FCAFC 62 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 296; [2002] HCA 11 Rhomberg Rail Australia Pty Ltd v Concrete Evidence Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 755 Trysoms Pty Ltd v Club Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1298 YTO Construction Pty Ltd v Innovative Civil Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 110 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Diona Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Philip Martin (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Le Plastrier (Plaintiff) S Robertson (First Defendant)