De Neefe Signs Pty Ltd v Build1 (Qld) Pty Ltd; Traffic Technologies Traffic Hire Pty Ltd v Build1 (Qld) Pty Ltd [2010] QSC 279

Contracts – Building, engineering and related contracts – Remuneration – Statutory regulation of entitlement to and recovery of progress payments – Adjudication of payment claims – Validity of adjudication application and decision – Validity of payment claim - Contracts – Building, engineering and related contracts – Remuneration – Statutory regulation of entitlement to and recovery of progress payments – Payment claims – What constitutes valid payment claim – Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld), s 17 - Procedure – Courts and judges generally – Courts – Attempt to oust jurisdiction of court – By statute – Implied ouster – Exclusivity of jurisdiction of statutory adjudicator - Statutes – Acts of Parliament – Interpretation – Particular words and phrases – Generally – “structure” – Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991 (Qld) and Queensland Building Services Authority Regulation 2003 (Qld), s 5

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