Glenrich Builders Pty Ltd v 1-5 Grantham Street Pty Ltd & 415 Brunswick Road Pty Ltd [2008] VCC 1170

Catchwords: Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995, s.57 ­ stay application ­ does Act apply to owner-developer? ­ alternative claims under contract and under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002.

Summary judgment application ­ general conditions of contract AS 2124-1992 ­ Clause 42.1 ­ Novawest Contracting Pty Ltd v Taras Nominees Pty Ltd [1998] VSC 205 ­ whether applicable where no payment certificate issued by Superintendent.

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002, s.14 and 15 ­ whether payment schedule provided.

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