Brirek Industries Pty Ltd v McKenzie Group Consulting (Vic) Pty Ltd 29

[2014] VSCA 165; (2014) 48 VR 558

Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal

Australia - Victoria

6th August, 2014

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Adams v Clark Homes Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2015] VCAT 1658	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	27 Oct 2015	AustLII	15
SSC Plenty Road Pty Ltd v Construction Engineering (Aust) Pty Ltd	[2016] VSCA 119	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	26 May 2016	AustLII	14
Dinov v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd	[2017] NSWCA 270; (2017) 96 NSWLR 98	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	20 Oct 2017	AustLII	9
Pentridge Village Pty Ltd (in liq) v Capital Finance Australia Ltd (No 2)	[2020] VSC 284	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	20 May 2020	AustLII	8
Brirek Industries Pty Ltd v Mckenzie Group Consulting (Vic) Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2015] VSCA 185; (2015) 48 VR 558	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	22 Jul 2015	AustLII	8
Lendlease Engineering Pty Ltd v Owners Corporation	[2022] VSCA 105	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	8 Jun 2022	AustLII	6
Lotus Oaks	[2021] VSC 338	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	10 Jun 2021	AustLII	5
Anderson v Holden Peel Projects Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2020] VCAT 538	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	5 May 2020	AustLII	5
Gledhill v Scotia Property Maintenance Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2019] VCAT 422	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	2 Apr 2019	AustLII	5
Thurin v Krongold Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd	[2024] VSC 42	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	16 Feb 2024	AustLII	4
Owners Corporation PS 517 029T v Hickory Group Pty Ltd	[2016] VCAT 731	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	11 May 2016	AustLII	4
Nguyen v Dragicevic (Building and Property)	[2015] VCAT 1629	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	14 Oct 2015	AustLII	4
Mason v Fraser	[2021] VSC 461	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Aug 2021	AustLII	3
ACN 115 918 959 Pty Ltd v Moulieris	[2020] VCAT 1417	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	16 Dec 2020	AustLII	3
Helkeast Pty Ltd v Ruckschloss	[2017] ACTSC 65	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	31 Mar 2017	AustLII	3
Aussie Blinds and Canvas Products Pty Ltd v Smith	[2015] SADC 154	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	6 Nov 2015	AustLII	3
Burbank Australia Pty Ltd v Owners Corporation (No 2)	[2015] VSC 200	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	18 May 2015	AustLII	3
Vincentis v SDJ Property Fifth Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2022] VCAT 29	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	13 Jan 2022	AustLII	2
Walford Anglican School for Girls Incorporated v Romaldi Constructions Pty Ltd	[2020] SADC 146	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	26 Oct 2020	AustLII	2
Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Dinov	[2016] NSWDC 342	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 Dec 2016	AustLII	2
Impiombato v BHP Group Ltd (No 5)	[2024] FCA 591	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Jun 2024	AustLII	1
Plan No PS543073S v Eastrise Constructions Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2019] VCAT 1639	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	18 Oct 2019	AustLII	1
R v Poulakis (No 3)	[2015] ACTSC 191	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	17 Jul 2015	AustLII	1
McNeilage v Mabbett (Building and Property)	[2022] VCAT 789	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	12 Jul 2022	AustLII
Griffiths v Valley Windows Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2020] VCAT 1168	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	16 Oct 2020	AustLII
Brown v b & t Homes Pty Ltd (Civil Dispute)	[2016] ACAT 59	Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	7 Jun 2016	AustLII
Kottmeier v Dragicevic (Building and Property)	[2015] VCAT 1628	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	14 Oct 2015	AustLII
Robinson v George Rydell Constructions Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2015] VCAT 823	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	11 Jun 2015	AustLII

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text		Citation Index †
"Are Australia's Cities Outgrowing Its Construction Legislation?"	(2017) 43 Monash University Law Review 648	Bell, Matthew	Australia	circa 2017	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Building Act 2004 (ACT)	s134, s142
Limitation Act (ACT)
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth)	s15AB, s35
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW)
Limitation Act 1969 (NSW)
Building Act 1993 (NT)	s131, s132, s133
Development Act 1993 (SA)	s73
Building Act 2000 (Tas)	s255
Architects Act 1991 (Vic)
Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic)
Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic)	s135AC
Building Act 1993 (Vic)	s1, s3, s14, s17, s24, s33, s34, s38, s42, s48, s54, s62, s66, s69, s70, s71, s78, s129, s130, s134, s159, s160
Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic)	s197
Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic)	s64
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (Vic)	s4, s35
Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic)	s5, s27A, s27D, s27H, s27I, s33, s34
Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic)
Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic)	s5, s61, s113A
Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic)
Sale of Land Act 1962 (Vic)
Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic)	s24AJ, s33, sCOPA1986368.PDF.SINO_TEXT
Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 (Vic)
Building Regulations 1994 (Vic)	s1.7, s2.8, s4.1, s7.1, s8.4, s10.6, s11.6, s14.2

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Moorabool Shire Council v Taitapanui	[2006] VSCA 30; (2006) 14 VR 55	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	24 Feb 2006	AustLII	69
Agtrack (NT) Pty Ltd t/as Spring Air v Hatfield	[2003] VSCA 6; (2003) 7 VR 63; (2003) 174 FLR 395	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	28 Feb 2003	AustLII	59
R v Roussety	[2008] VSCA 259; (2008) 24 VR 253; (2008) 192 A Crim R 32	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	17 Dec 2008	AustLII	45
Wallis Nominees (Computing) Pty Ltd v Pickett	[2013] VSCA 24; (2013) 45 VR 657; (2012) 219 IR 244	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	20 Feb 2013	AustLII	42
Godfrey Spowers (Victoria) Pty Ltd v Lincolne Scott Australia Pty Ltd	[2008] VSCA 208; (2008) 21 VR 84	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	22 Oct 2008	AustLII	38
Manderson M & F Consulting (A Firm) v Incitec Pivot Ltd	[2011] VSCA 444; (2011) 35 VR 98	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	9 Dec 2011	AustLII	36
Paget v JLT Workers Compensation Services Pty Ltd	[2005] VSCA 144; (2005) 12 VR 692	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	9 Jun 2005	AustLII	33
"The Intolerable Wrestle: Developments in Statutory Interpretation"	(2010) 84 Australian Law Journal 822	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 2010	Legal Online	30
Premier Building and Consulting Pty Ltd (recs apptd) v Spotless Group Ltd	[2007] VSC 377; (2007) 64 ACSR 114	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	5 Oct 2007	AustLII	26
Lynn v Bamber	[1930] 2 KB 72		United Kingdom	circa 1930	LexisNexis / Westlaw	26
SM v R	[2013] VSCA 342; (2013) 46 VR 464	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	28 Nov 2013	AustLII	22
Morris & Joan Rawlings Builders and Contractors v Rawlings	[2010] VSCA 306; (2010) 30 VR 444	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	18 Nov 2010	AustLII	19
Financial Wisdom Ltd v Newman	[2005] VSCA 110; (2005) 12 VR 79; (2005) 191 FLR 138; (2005) 54 ACSR 143	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	10 May 2005	AustLII	17
Adams v Clark Homes Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2015] VCAT 1658	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	27 Oct 2015	AustLII	15
SSC Plenty Road Pty Ltd v Construction Engineering (Aust) Pty Ltd	[2016] VSCA 119	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	26 May 2016	AustLII	14
RDM v DPP	[1999] VSCA 86; [1999] 2 VR 270; (1999) 106 A Crim R 384	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	4 Jun 1999	AustLII	11
Dinov v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd	[2017] NSWCA 270; (2017) 96 NSWLR 98	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	20 Oct 2017	AustLII	9
R v Duncan	[2007] VSCA 137; (2007) 172 A Crim R 111	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	22 Jun 2007	AustLII	9
Thurston v Campbell	[2007] VCAT 340	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	8 Mar 2007	AustLII	9
Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd	[2003] VSC 189	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	6 Jun 2003	AustLII	9
Pentridge Village Pty Ltd (in liq) v Capital Finance Australia Ltd (No 2)	[2020] VSC 284	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	20 May 2020	AustLII	8
Brirek Industries Pty Ltd v Mckenzie Group Consulting (Vic) Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2015] VSCA 185; (2015) 48 VR 558	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	22 Jul 2015	AustLII	8
Deeming v Eig-Ansvar Ltd	[2013] NZHC 955	High Court of New Zealand	New Zealand	2 May 2013	NZLII	8
Jones Lang Lasalle (Vic) Pty Ltd v Korlevski	[2012] VSCA 305	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	14 Dec 2012	AustLII	8
Dennis v Dennis	[1971] HCA 50; (1971) 124 CLR 317; [1972] ALR 599; 45 ALJR 605	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Nov 1971	AustLII	8
Hardiman v Gory	[2008] VCAT 267	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	19 Feb 2008	AustLII	7
Moorabool Shire Council v Taitapanui	[2004] VSC 239	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	1 Jul 2004	AustLII	7
Lendlease Engineering Pty Ltd v Owners Corporation	[2022] VSCA 105	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	8 Jun 2022	AustLII	6
Jacobi v Motalli (Domestic Building)	[2012] VCAT 659	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	24 May 2012	AustLII	6
Brirek Industries Pty Ltd v McKenzie Group Consulting (Vic) Pty Ltd	[2011] VCC 294	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	1 Mar 2011	AustLII	6
Lotus Oaks	[2021] VSC 338	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	10 Jun 2021	AustLII	5
Anderson v Holden Peel Projects Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2020] VCAT 538	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	5 May 2020	AustLII	5
Gledhill v Scotia Property Maintenance Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2019] VCAT 422	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	2 Apr 2019	AustLII	5
Ariss v Building Practitioners Board	[2010] VSC 295	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	25 Jun 2010	AustLII	5
McAskell v Cavendish Properties Ltd (No 2)	[2008] VSC 563	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	12 Dec 2008	AustLII	5
Thurin v Krongold Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd	[2024] VSC 42	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	16 Feb 2024	AustLII	4
Owners Corporation PS 517 029T v Hickory Group Pty Ltd	[2016] VCAT 731	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	11 May 2016	AustLII	4
Nguyen v Dragicevic (Building and Property)	[2015] VCAT 1629	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	14 Oct 2015	AustLII	4
Mason v Fraser	[2021] VSC 461	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Aug 2021	AustLII	3
ACN 115 918 959 Pty Ltd v Moulieris	[2020] VCAT 1417	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	16 Dec 2020	AustLII	3
Helkeast Pty Ltd v Ruckschloss	[2017] ACTSC 65	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	31 Mar 2017	AustLII	3
Aussie Blinds and Canvas Products Pty Ltd v Smith	[2015] SADC 154	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	6 Nov 2015	AustLII	3
Burbank Australia Pty Ltd v Owners Corporation (No 2)	[2015] VSC 200	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	18 May 2015	AustLII	3
Martinov v Extension Builders Australia Pty Ltd (Domestic Building)	[2013] VCAT 409	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	8 Apr 2013	AustLII	3
(2010) 28 VR 92	(2010) 28 VR 92		Australia - Victoria	circa 2010	LexisNexis AU	3
Vincentis v SDJ Property Fifth Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2022] VCAT 29	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	13 Jan 2022	AustLII	2
Walford Anglican School for Girls Incorporated v Romaldi Constructions Pty Ltd	[2020] SADC 146	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	26 Oct 2020	AustLII	2
Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Dinov	[2016] NSWDC 342	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 Dec 2016	AustLII	2
McAskell v Timelink Pacific Pty Ltd	(2010) 30 VR 134		Australia - Victoria	circa 2010	LexisNexis AU	2
Impiombato v BHP Group Ltd (No 5)	[2024] FCA 591	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Jun 2024	AustLII	1
Plan No PS543073S v Eastrise Constructions Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2019] VCAT 1639	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	18 Oct 2019	AustLII	1
R v Poulakis (No 3)	[2015] ACTSC 191	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	17 Jul 2015	AustLII	1
Clifford v R	[2011] VSCA 199	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	30 Jun 2011	AustLII	1
"Limitation periods - Building Act 1993 (Vic), s 134"	(2006) 22 Building and Construction Law Journal 243	Building and Construction Law Journal	Australia	circa 2006	Legal Online	1
McNeilage v Mabbett (Building and Property)	[2022] VCAT 789	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	12 Jul 2022	AustLII
Griffiths v Valley Windows Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2020] VCAT 1168	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	16 Oct 2020	AustLII
"Are Australia's Cities Outgrowing Its Construction Legislation?"	(2017) 43 Monash University Law Review 648	Bell, Matthew	Australia	circa 2017	AustLII
Brown v b & t Homes Pty Ltd (Civil Dispute)	[2016] ACAT 59	Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	7 Jun 2016	AustLII
Kottmeier v Dragicevic (Building and Property)	[2015] VCAT 1628	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	14 Oct 2015	AustLII
Robinson v George Rydell Constructions Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2015] VCAT 823	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	11 Jun 2015	AustLII

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