Catchwords:

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – adjudication – payment claim – existence of “one contract” rule – whether entitlement to serve payment claim must arise under one contract – whether “one contract” rule conditions validity of payment claim

CONTRACTS – construction – where contract provided that each work order constituted a new agreement – whether there was one or multiple construction contracts – characterisation by parties not determinative – other provisions inconsistent with each work order constituting new agreement

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – jurisdictional constraints on function of adjudication – whether express constraints augmented by implied condition statutory context – focus on work performed under construction contract – no requirement that claim identify source of entitlement – reference to putative entitlements – legislative purpose – facilitation of money flow to subcontractors – Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), Pts 2, 3