13-12-19 / Nicholas Andreatidis QC, Florence Chen — Contract
A review of an adjudication decision in relation to an adjudication application made by the first respondent under chapter 3 of the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) (the Act). The applicant had the contract for the design and construction of a bauxite processing facility. The applicant…
The appeal concerned a decision by the Trial Judge and findings that representations made to the second respondent, on the purchase of a prawn farm business, were misleading and deceptive. The Court of Appeal was asked to consider whether those findings of fact were made without any evidence which was…
National Management Group Pty Ltd v Biriel Industries Pty Ltd trading as Master Steel & Ors (No 2) [2019] QSC 276
8-11-19 / Florence Chen — Building & Construction
This proceeding concerned a previous decision where the Applicant applied to set aside two adjudication decisions made under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) on the basis of jurisdictional error. The Judge determined that the Applicant was successful in respect of one of the adjudication decisions,…
Probin and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2019] AATA 4597
8-11-19 / Florence Chen — Tax
The AAT was asked to determine whether the Appellant had been correctly issued Notices of Assessment by the Commissioner, in relation to unpaid superannuation amounts for a former employee. The issue was whether the worker as an employee within the meaning of section 12 of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act…
This proceeding concerned an appeal pursuant to s 44 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) from a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. In that decision, the AAT dismissed the application by which the applicant sought a second-tier review of a decision of the Social Services and Child Support Division of the AAT. The Tribunal…
