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A1 Quality Concrete Tanks Pty Ltd v Civil and Allied Technical Constructions Pty Ltd (No.2)

A1 Quality Concrete Tanks Pty Ltd v Civil and Allied Technical Constructions Pty Ltd (No.2)

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AGLC: A1 Quality Concrete Tanks Pty Ltd v Civil and Allied Technical Constructions Pty Ltd (No.2) [2017] VCC 1320
Case: [2017] VCC 1320
Decision Date: 20 September 2017

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A1 Quality Concrete Tanks Pty Ltd v Civil and Allied Technical Constructions Pty Ltd (No.2) [2017] VCC 1320

Most Recent Citation

Civil and Allied Technical Construction Pty Ltd v A1 Quality Concrete Tanks Pty Ltd [2018] VSCA 157

Cases Citing This Decision

Civil and Allied Technical Construction Pty Ltd (ACN 077 924 120) v A1 Quality Concrete Tanks Pty Ltd (ACN 095 210 683) [2018] VSCA 167
Citation 1

…[2017] VCC 1320 (Judge MacNamara)…
Civil and Allied Technical Construction Pty Ltd v A1 Quality Concrete Tanks Pty Ltd [2018] VSCA 157
Citation 2 (Para 1)

…e were granted the appeal would be determined forthwith. [3] A1 Quality Concrete Tanks Pty Ltd v Civil and Allied Technical Constructions Pty Ltd [2017] VCC 1320 (‘Reasons’).…

Cases Cited

Statutory Material Cited

Civil & Allied Technical Construction Pty Ltd v A1 Quality Concrete Tanks Pty Ltd [2015] VSCA 75
Citation 1

…certain works as part of an upgrade to the Aldinga Sewage Facility. An appeal to the Court of Appeal by CATCON against my judgment was unsuccessful ([2015] VSCA 75).…
Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Linkhill Pty Ltd (No 7) [2013] FCCA 1097
Citation 2

…oldburg v Shell Oil Co of Australia Limited (1990) 95 ALR 711; The Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Linkhill Pty Ltd (No 7) [2013] FCCA 1097; ACE Insurance Ltd v Trifunovski [2013] FCAFC 3; On Call Interpreters and Translators Agency Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (No 3) [2011] FCA 366…
Clark v Macourt [2013] HCA 56
Citation 3

…Property Asset Management Pty Ltd v Stonnington City Council (2011) 34 VR 445; Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 9 Ex 341, 156 ER 145; Clark v Macourt (2013) 253 CLR 1…
Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Inner Strength Steel Fixing Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 499
Citation 4

…ent Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [1988] 18 FCR 449; Australian Building and Construction Commission v Inner Strength Steel Fixing Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 499; Sami v Roads Corporation [2008] VSC 377; Holdcroft v Market Garden Produce Pty Ltd [2001] 2 Qd R 381; Abdalla v Viewdaze Pty Ltd (2003) 122 IR 215;…
ACE Insurance Ltd v Trifunovski [2012] FCA 235
Citation 5

…the contrast with other recent or leading authorities, even more marked. In the decision of the Full Federal Court of ACE Insurance Ltd v Trifunovski (2013) 209 FCR 146, the Court found that some five insurance sales agents were employees of the insurance company and not, as the insurer had sought to deal with them,…
Elazac Pty Ltd v Shirreff [2011] VSCA 405
Citation 6

…igest) 46-042; St John Shipping Corporation v Joseph Rank Ltd [1957] 1 QB 267; Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd (2001) 207 CLR 21; Elazac Pty Ltd v Shirreff [2011] VSCA 405 ; O’Kelly v Trusthouse Forte plc [1984] QB 90; Filsell v Topnotch Fashions (1994) 63 SASR 513; Staniland v Kentucky Homes Pty Ltd NSWCA 625 of 1986, 2 De…
On Call Interpreters and Translators Agency Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (No 3) [2011] FCA 366
Citation 7

…013] FCCA 1097; ACE Insurance Ltd v Trifunovski [2013] FCAFC 3; On Call Interpreters and Translators Agency Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (No 3) [2011] FCA 366; Sharrment Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [1988] 18 FCR 449; Australian Building and Construction Commission v Inner Strength Steel Fixing…
Wesfarmers Federation Insurance Ltd v Stephen Wells trading as Wells Plumbing [2008] NSWCA 186
Citation 8 (Para 42)

…t [54]; Sweeney at [31]; Hope v Bathurst City Council at 9; Wesfarmers Federation Insurance Ltd v Stephen Wells t/as Wells Plumbing [2008] NSWCA 186 at [42]; Ferguson at 311; • Do the services provided by the putative business involve the provision of labour of sufficient skill to be suggestive of the pursuance of…
Sperandio v Lynch (No 2) [2006] FCA 1838
Citation 9

…Cases Cited: Buchanan v Byrnes (1906) 3 CLR 704; Goldburg v Shell Oil Co of Australia Limited (1990) 95 ALR 711; The Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Linkhill Pty Ltd (No 7) [2013] FCCA 1097; ACE Insurance Ltd v Trifunovski [2013] FCAFC 3; On Call Interpreters and Translators Agency Pty Ltd…
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations v Gribbles Radiology Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 9
Citation 10

…“[210] As to the first element, to carry on a business is to conduct a commercial enterprise as a going concern: Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations v Gribbles Radiology Pty Ltd (2005) 222 CLR 194 at [83]. It will usually involve the acquisition and use of both tangible and intangible assets in the pursuit of profit: Gribbles Radiology at [39]. The desire to make profi…
Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 44
Citation 11

…Industrial Union of Australia (1988) ATPR (Digest) 46-042; St John Shipping Corporation v Joseph Rank Ltd [1957] 1 QB 267; Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd (2001) 207 CLR 21; Elazac Pty Ltd v Shirreff [2011] VSCA 405 ; O’Kelly v Trusthouse Forte plc [1984] QB 90; Filsell v Topnotch Fashions (1994) 63 SASR 513; Staniland v Ken…
Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 54
Citation 12

…onus of establishing both the fact of loss and the amount of the loss lies with A1. He referred to Commonwealth of Australia v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd (1991) 174 CLR 64, 80, 99, 118, 137-8. The court must assess the damages even where the evidence cannot establish the loss with exactness and certainty (1991) 174 CLR…
Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd [1986] HCA 1
Citation 13

…1; Abdalla v Viewdaze Pty Ltd (2003) 122 IR 215; Green v Victorian WorkCover Authority [1997] 1 VR 364; Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16; Building Workers’ Industrial Union of Australia v Odco Pty Ltd (1991) 29 FCR 104; Odco Pty Ltd v Building Workers’ Industrial Union of Australia (19…
Hope v Bathurst City Council [1980] HCA 16
Citation 14

…t and generally a business will enter into transactions on a continuous and repetitive basis in the pursuit of profit: Hope v Bathurst City Council (1980) 144 CLR 1 at 8–9. A business typically has (or at least aspires to have) value (goodwill or saleable assets) beyond its physical assets: Steven v Brodribb at 37.…
Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Barrett [1973] HCA 49
Citation 15

…with the remuneration that an employee would have received for providing the activity?: Hollis at [54]; Commissioner of Taxation v Barrett (1973) 129 CLR 395 at 405–407; Yaraka Holdings at [41] and [49]; • In that respect and in relation to profit: • to what extent is the reward for the provision of the activity neg…
Hungier v Grace [1972] HCA 42
Citation 16

…: Ferguson v FCT (1979) 37 FLR 310 at 314–315. The word ‘business’ imports the notion of system, repetition and continuity: Hungier v Grace (1972) 127 CLR 210 at 216–217. A business will normally operate in a business-like way; Puzey v Cmr of Taxation [2003] FCAFC 197 at [48].”…
Marshall v Whittaker's Building Supply Co [1963] HCA 26
Citation 17

…ensland Stations Pty Ltd v FC of T (1945) 70 CLR 539 at 552; Zuijs’ case; FC of T v Barrett at p 401; Marshall v Whittaker’s Building Supply Co (1963) 109 CLR 210at 218. Other relevant matters include, but are not limited to, the mode of remuneration, the provision and maintenance of equipment, the obligation to work…
Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 9
Citation 18

…[1984] QB 90; Filsell v Topnotch Fashions (1994) 63 SASR 513; Staniland v Kentucky Homes Pty Ltd NSWCA 625 of 1986, 2 December 1987, BC8700903; Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; Challenger Property Asset Management Pty Ltd v Stonnington City Council (2011) 34 VR 445; Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 9 Ex 341, 156 ER 145; Clar…
Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8
Citation 19

…ilsell v Topnotch Fashions (1994) 63 SASR 513; Staniland v Kentucky Homes Pty Ltd NSWCA 625 of 1986, 2 December 1987, BC8700903; Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; Challenger Property Asset Management Pty Ltd v Stonnington City Council (2011) 34 VR 445; Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 9 Ex 341, 156 ER 145; Clark v Macourt…
Neale v Atlas Products (Vic) Pty Ltd [1955] HCA 18
Citation 20

…nally perform the work?: Stevens v Brodribb at 24–26 and 38; Neale v Atlas Products (Vic) Pty Ltd (1955) 94 CLR 419 at 425 and 428; Yaraka Holdings at [41]; and see [285] below; • To whose business does any goodwill created by the economic activity enure?: Hollis at [48]; Stevens v Brodribb at 37; Roy Morgan (2010)…
Buchanan v Byrnes [1906] HCA 21
Citation 21

…Cases Cited: Buchanan v Byrnes (1906) 3 CLR 704; Goldburg v Shell Oil Co of Australia Limited (1990) 95 ALR 711; The Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Linkhill Pty Ltd (No 7) [2013] FCCA 1097; ACE Insurance Ltd v Trifunovski [2013] FCAFC 3; On Call Interpreters and Translators Agency Pty Lt…
Sleight v Commissioner of Taxation [2005] HCATrans 14
Citation 22 (Para 48)

…purchasers of its services?: Hope v Bathurst City Council at 9; Hungier v Grace at 216–217; Puzey at [48]; Commissioner of Taxation v Sleight (2004) 136 FCR 211 at [48]; • Does the putative business employ or engage persons other than the owner/operator to carry out its economic activities?: Stevens v Brodribb at 26…
Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [1998] HCATrans 167
Citation 23

…ldcroft v Market Garden Produce Pty Ltd [2001] 2 Qd R 381; Abdalla v Viewdaze Pty Ltd (2003) 122 IR 215; Green v Victorian WorkCover Authority [1997] 1 VR 364; Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16; Building Workers’ Industrial Union of Australia v Odco Pty Ltd (1991) 29 FCR 104; O…
State of South Australia v Sgobino [1988] HCATrans 13
Citation 24 (Para 34)

…casual or part-time work to multiple purchasers is not an employee: Yaraka Holdings at [34] and [36]; Sgobino v South Australia (1987) 46 SASR 292 at 308; • Is the person providing the economic activity free to employ his or her own means (employees or contracted agents) to produce the activity or must that person personally perfo…
Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia v Odco Pty Ltd [1991] FCA 96
Citation 25

…ty [1997] 1 VR 364; Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16; Building Workers’ Industrial Union of Australia v Odco Pty Ltd (1991) 29 FCR 104; Odco Pty Ltd v Building Workers’ Industrial Union of Australia (1988) ATPR (Digest) 46-042; St John Shipping Corporation v Joseph Rank Ltd [1957] 1 QB…
Allina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [1991] FCA 87
Citation 26

…Full Court of the Federal Court, Wilcox, Burchett and Ryan JJ in Building Workers’ Industrial Union of Australia v Odco Pty Ltd (1991) 99 ALR 735//29 FCR 104 where Mason J said:…
Goldburg v Shell Oil Co of Australia Ltd [1990] FCA 494
Citation 27

…Cases Cited: Buchanan v Byrnes (1906) 3 CLR 704; Goldburg v Shell Oil Co of Australia Limited (1990) 95 ALR 711; The Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Linkhill Pty Ltd (No 7) [2013] FCCA 1097; ACE Insurance Ltd v Trifunovski [2013] FCAFC 3; On Call Interpreters and Translators Agency Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (No 3)…
Sharrment Pty Ltd v Official Trustee In Bankruptcy [1988] FCA 266
Citation 28

…terpreters and Translators Agency Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (No 3) [2011] FCA 366; Sharrment Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [1988] 18 FCR 449; Australian Building and Construction Commission v Inner Strength Steel Fixing Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 499; Sami v Roads Corporation [2008] VSC 377; Holdc…
Ferguson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1979] FCA 51
Citation 29

…or goodwill. Typically, the activities of a business will be organised in a business-like manner, including by the use of systems: Ferguson v FCT (1979) 37 FLR 310 at 314–315. The word ‘business’ imports the notion of system, repetition and continuity: Hungier v Grace (1972) 127 CLR 210 at 216–217. A business will n…
Challenger Property Asset Management Pty Ltd v Stonnington City Council [2011] VSC 184
Citation 30

…of 1986, 2 December 1987, BC8700903; Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; Challenger Property Asset Management Pty Ltd v Stonnington City Council (2011) 34 VR 445; Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 9 Ex 341, 156 ER 145; Clark v Macourt (2013) 253 CLR 1…
Sami v Roads Corporation [2008] VSC 377
Citation 31

…tcy [1988] 18 FCR 449; Australian Building and Construction Commission v Inner Strength Steel Fixing Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 499; Sami v Roads Corporation [2008] VSC 377; Holdcroft v Market Garden Produce Pty Ltd [2001] 2 Qd R 381; Abdalla v Viewdaze Pty Ltd (2003) 122 IR 215; Green v Victorian WorkCover Authority [19…
A1 Quality Concrete Tanks Pty Ltd v Civil & Allied Technical Constructions Pty Ltd [2014] VCC 1239
Citation 32

…1 On 14 August 2014, I published reasons in this proceeding ([2014] VCC 1239), determining that the defendant, known as CATCON, had entered into a sub-contract arrangement with the plaintiff, A1, in July 2010 relative to certain works as part of an upgrade to the Aldinga Sewage Facility. An appeal to the Court of…

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