Areas of Expertise

• Building/Construction Litigation
• Security of Payment Legislation (QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT, TAS)
• Property
• Commercial

 

Qualifications

·      Barrister-at-Law

·      Bachelor of Laws

·      Mediator (QUT)

·      Registered Adjudicator under Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld) (J47895)

·      Accredited Adjudicator under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW)

·      Accredited Adjudicator under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (VIC)

·      Accredited Adjudicator under the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2009 (ACT)

·      Accredited Adjudicator under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (TAS)

·      Authorised Nominating Authority Panel Member of:

Able Adjudications;

Adjudicate Today;

Australian Solutions Centre;

LEADR;

RICS Dispute Resolution Service;

·      QBSA Registered Builder (47895)

·      Qualified Carpenter and Joiner

 

Professional Experience

Andrew Wallace practices predominantly as a Construction Law Barrister throughout Queensland. He has appeared in all of the mainstream jurisdictions from the Court of Appeal to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal and its various predecessors.

Andrew has extensive experience in construction litigation and more particularly in representing clients in the preparation of payment claims, payment schedules, adjudication applications, and responses under the various Security of Payment regimes in Australia. Andrew also provides advice and representation in the Supreme Court for judicial reviews of Adjudicator’s Decisions and if need be, appeals to the Court of Appeal. His experience as Counsel and as an Adjudicator in the various Security of Payment regimes is called upon by many solicitors and Authorised Nominating Authorities throughout the eastern sea board of Australia.

Having commenced his working life as an apprentice carpenter and joiner and graduating to a qualified licensed builder, Andrew brings practical skills and knowledge that very few lawyers can bring to a construction dispute. This practical, hands-on knowledge is not learned, but acquired and often saves clients time and money through a pragmatic, no-nonsense approach to dispute resolution.

Andrew has mediated in excess of 200 disputes in the government and private sectors involving contracts between $100.00 - $10,000,000.00. He also mediates private disputes in all commercial fields, but particularly in the building and construction industry. Andrew’s legal, building, and commercial experience enables him to assist parties in coming to a practical, legally binding resolution with minimal cost and in the shortest possible timeframe. Andrew has chambers on the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane and is available to accept briefs as Counsel throughout Queensland.

 

Memberships/Court Panels/Official Appointments etc

• President of the Building Dispute Practitioners Society (QLD);
• Bar Association of Queensland;
• Associate Member (Consultant) to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Queensland Law Society;
• Member of the Queensland Building Services Board Rapid Adjudication Sub-committee

 

 

Papers/Presentations

1. Paper presented to Building Dispute Practitioners Society (Qld Division) at their Annual Dinner on 11 November 2010 examining the High Court’s decision in Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales, Melbourne.
2. Presentation on the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (the BCIPA) at the Construction Payments Resolution Seminar on 27, 28 and 29 October 2010, in Mackay, Townsville and Cairns.
3. Presentation of a paper entitled Domestic Adjudication: The Way Forward? Exploring mooted amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (the BCIPA) at the Leadr Adjudication Forum 11 September 2009, Melbourne.
4. ‘Protect Your Payments’ Workshop at the Kite Events & Conferences Seminar on 9 September 2009, Maroochydore.
5. Presented an Adjudication update at Adjudicate Today’s Adjudication Workshop on 8 May 2009, Brisbane.
6. Recent Developments for Adjudicators in the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld) (the Act) at Adjudicate Today’s Adjudication Conference on 4 June 2008, Brisbane.
7. Presentations entitled A Simple Question of Interest and Some Observations of the BCIPA Process to the Queensland Law Society on 4 May 2007, Brisbane.
8. Paper presented to the Sunshine Coast District Law Association 'A Lawyer’s Guide to the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 on 22 September 2006, Mooloolaba.
9. Paper presented to the Authorised Nominating Authority Australian Solutions Centre entitled 'Terms of Contract' on 25 August 2006, Sydney.
10. Security of Payment Paper dated 28 July 2006 for Litigation Alert published by Greenhalgh Pickard Solicitors.
11. The Future of Dispute Resolution in the Building and Construction Industry in Australia - 28 June 2006 for Continuing Professional Development Seminars, Brisbane.
12. Presentation to Adjudicate Today at a Training conference on 18 June 2006 re conflict between contractual terms and the provisions of the NSW and QLD Security of Payment Legislations, Sydney. (Adjudicate Today Pty Limited is an Authorised Nominating Authority under BCIPA in Qld and under Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (BCISOPA)).
13. Seminar on the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld) ('BCIPA') to the Housing Industry Association on 16 February 2005, Maroochydore;

Personal

Andrew is married with four daughters, is a keen cyclist, swimmer, surf lifesaver and fisherman.

Personal Associations

• Honorary Secretary of the Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club, Alexandra Headland
• Immediate Past-President of the Board of Management of the Sunshine Coast Children’s Therapy Centre, Nambour
• Silver Medallion (IRB Driver) Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club, Alexandra Headland
• Member of Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne
• PWC Operator (Jet Ski Rescue). Surf Life Saving Queensland Sunshine Coast Branch
• Tattersalls Club Brisbane

 

Recent Adjudication Decisions 

Recent Queensland Adjudication Decisions made by Andrew Wallace (Queensland Decisions are public documents and therefore within the public domain. Full copies of Decisions can be viewed at www.bcipa.qld.gov.au or by clicking on the links below. NSW Determinations are private and therefore cannot be listed):

2010

·        1057877_1561 Piling Contractors Bauer Australia Joint Venture v Thiess John Holland Joint Venture

·        1057866_299 Mirage Industries Pty. Ltd. v J Hutchinson Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_296 Janda Commercial Pty. Ltd. v Top Group Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_1543 Lamb Plumbing Pty. Ltd. v Stockwell Design and Construction Pty. Ltd.

·        1064504_606 Pile Cages Australia Pty. Ltd. v Theiss Pty. Ltd. and John Holland Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_288 Schindler Lifts Australia Pty. Ltd. v Strand Esplanade Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_1475 Novo Tank Pty. Ltd. (Administrations Appointed) T/A Global Petroleum Services v John Holland Pty. Ltd.

·        1058005_86 Ali Glass and Stainless v Ray Bobberman Constructions Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_1453 Simcorp Developments and Constructions Pty. Ltd. v Gold Coast Titans (Property) Pty. Ltd. ATF Gold Coast NRL Property Trusts

·        1161637_67 Electrical Construction Group Pty. Ltd. ATF Fiebig Family Trust v Habul Kukas Constructions Pty. Ltd.

·        1064504_555 Northbuild Construction Pty. Ltd. v Northshore Bayview Street Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_252 Brock Plaster Pty. Ltd. v T & M Buckley Pty. Ltd. T/A Shailer Constructions

·        1161637_52 Phoenix Constructions (Qld) Pty. Ltd. v Sibi Girgenti Holdings Pty. Ltd.

·        1064504_526 Connelly Cranes and Rigging Pty. Ltd. v Mastek Management Group Pty. Ltd. T/A Scott and Ensoll

 

2009

·        1064504_525 Connelly Cranes and Rigging Pty. Ltd. v Mastek Management Group Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_241 Oz Commercial Interiors Pty. Ltd. v Parkview Qld Pty. Ltd.

·        1161637_34 Girotto Precast Pty. Ltd. v Kenlynn Constructions Pty. Ltd.

·        1058005_77 Ali Glass and Stainless v Hans Heystraten Carpentry Services

·        1161637_30 Securetech Mackay Pty. Ltd. v Chubb Electronic Security Pty. Ltd.

·        1064504_491 J Hutchinson Pty. Ltd. T/A Hutchinson Builders v SHG (Qld) Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_225 Stuart Crompton Projects (Aust) Pty. Ltd. v Maroochydore RSL and Ex Services Club Inc.

·        1057866_244 All Trades Plumbing Pty. Ltd. v Southern Cross Constructions (S .E. QLD) Pty. Ltd.

·        1064504_477 Onedec Pty. Ltd. v Elysium Noosa Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_222 London Project Management Pty. Ltd. v PDM Project Management Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_210 Stowe Australia Pty. Ltd. v AE & E Australia Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_1117 Peter Kennedy v The Jarrod Murphy Family Trust and J & S Murphy Holdings T/A The Metro Hotel

·        1057866_204 Pamer Tiling Pty. Ltd. v MDS Tiling Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_208 Kenneth John Rohl v Body Corporate for Heritage Gardens Community Titles Scheme 19623

·        1057866_201 Dig It Landscapes Pty. Ltd. v Beckside Constructions Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_192 Idec Solutions Pty. Ltd. v Buildcorp Contracting QLD Pty. Ltd.

·        1161637_2 Barr’s Plumbing and Gas Fitting Service Pty. Ltd. v Rubikcon (Qld) Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_187 A & L Murphy Holdings Pty. Ltd. T/A Murphy Plumbing Service (QLD) v Tridev Pty. Ltd. T/A Kestrel Homes

·        1057866_180 Urban Design Company Pty. Ltd. as the Trustee for the Development Facilities Trust Trading as MacCallum & Partners Architects v Jason Collins.

·        1057866_179 Ryacon Engineers Pty. Ltd. v SJ & DJ Anderson ATF Anderson Family Trust No 2

·        1057866_154 O’Donnell Griffin Pty. Ltd. v Siemens Ltd.

·        1057866_ 151 Peter Woodley T/A Peregian Tiling Service v Austruct QLD Pty. Ltd.

·        1058005_65 Parkside Building Supplies Pty. Ltd. v Mydale Pty. Ltd. T/A Queensland Timber Flooring

 

2008

·        1057866_146 Elite Construction and Interiors (Qld) Pty. Ltd v Hindmarsh Construction Queensland Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_777 Michael Mohammad Trad v Northside Projects Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_801 Steel Framing Australia v Buildcorp Queensland Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_230 Antony William Edwards v Radhock Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_145 Cheshire Kerbing Pty. Ltd. v Northbridge Properties Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_143 Jag Interiors (Qld) Pty. Ltd. v Replay Australia Pty. Ltd. T/A Timezone Brown Plains

·        1057866_142 Cheshire Contractors Pty. Ltd. v Reorg Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_138 Development Innovations (Qld) Pty. Ltd. T/A P2P Construction Solutions v Trilink Constructions Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_136 Coral Coast Truss and Frames v Chris Neale Constructions

·        1057866_135 Coral Coast Truss and Frames v Chris Neale Constructions

·        1057866_134 Coral Coast Truss and Frames v Chris Neale Constructions

·        1057877_696 John Adams T/A Adams Prestige Constructions v Zen 28 Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_109 Matt Goodwin Landscaping and Concreting v Ferny Grove State School Parents and Citizens Association

·        1057877_658 O’Donnell Griffin Pty. Ltd. v Hitachi Ltd. T/A Hitachi Australia

·        1057877_646 Inter Pacific International Pty. Ltd. v Ridgebell Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_121 Melvyn Wright T/A AAC Building Services v Sequence Building Solutions

·        1057877_607 Beresford Concrete Products Pty. Ltd. T/A BCP Precast/Precast Solutions v PLM Developments Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_585 Gap Landscape Designs Pty. Ltd. v Azzura Constructions Pty. Ltd.

·        1058005_46 Peri Australia Pty. Ltd. v Ramrod Group Pty. Ltd.

·        1058005_47 BGK Construction v Mark Spence

 

2007

·        1057877_505 Indigo Building Group Pty. Ltd. v Flamenco Developments Pty. Ltd.

·        1058005_41 Tread-rite Flooring Systems Pty. Ltd. v Millennium Constructions Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_452 S.D.F Electrical Pty. Ltd. v LEDA Design & Construction (QLD) Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_420 Mastiff Electrical Pty. Ltd. v Charlie Woodward Builder Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_94 J M Kelly (Project Builders) Pty. Ltd. v Madad Pty. Ltd and Dyer Holdings Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_374 Civil Contractors (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. v Queensland Rural Holdings Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_89 P and R Lee Builders Pty. Ltd. v Property Works (Australia) Pty. Ltd. as Trustee for Keith Batt Family Trust No 2

·        1057866_88 Windy Shores Pty. Ltd. ATF The Blue Trust T/A Integrity Landscapes v Petron Nominees Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_342 Bremore Engineering (W.A) Pty. Ltd. v Minimax Firefighting Systems Pty. Ltd.

·        1058005_28 Forestco Electrical Service Pty. Ltd. v Stuart Crompton Projects Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_308 Global Construction Management (Qld) v McGrath Corporation Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_295 D & C Masters Painters & Renderers v Davies Projects Pty. Ltd.

·        1058005_25 Trutemp Air-conditioning v Jofield (Qld) Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_283 Arcadia Constructions Pty. Ltd. v Bezzina Builders No 2 Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_73 Scape Shapes Landscaping Pty. Ltd. v Bezzina Builders No 2 Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_262 Busby Contractors Pty. Ltd. v Persal & Company Constructions Pty. Ltd.

·        1051880_20 BGN Pty. Ltd. T/A O’Brien Painting Contractors v Miller Homes No 1 Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_249 Precast Elements Pty. Ltd. v McConaghy Built Pty. Ltd.

 

2006

·        1057866_66 Dean Rankin Earthmoving v Before and After Removal Homes Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_233 Schoenauer Pty. Ltd. v Sky Rise Building Services Pty. Ltd.

·        1064504_46 C & S Cranes and Rigging Pty. Ltd. v FKP Constructions Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_64 Allan V Fozzard’s Pty. Ltd. T/A Fozzard’s Consulting Engineers v Shoal Point Pty. Ltd.

·        1057877_198 Glenzeil Pty. Ltd. v Peekhrst Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_55 Available Pty. Ltd. T/A Lion Concrete Construction v Stuart Crompton Projects Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_50 The Trustee for the Vayro Family Trust & Toomey Enterprises Pty. Ltd. T/A Trademark Shopfitting and Commercial Interiors v Hotel La Operations Pty. Ltd.

·        1064504_36 Coastal Investments (Qld) Pty. Ltd. T/A Regency Fabrication v T. A. Taylor (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_41 Martinez & Sons Pty. Ltd. v Diamond Residential Development Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_38 Dean Rankin T/A Dean Rankin Earthmoving v I & F Plant Hire Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_36 Envirogrind Recycling Australia Pty. Ltd. v Devine Homes (Qld) Pty. Ltd.

·        1058005_6 Hartmann Painting v Mistrouge Pty. Ltd.

·        1058005_2 Brihen Pty. Ltd. T/A Indacom Design v EasyGleam Products Pty. Ltd.

 

Earlier

·        1057866_14 Caloro Pty. Ltd. v Jacktoi Pty. Ltd.

·        1057866_9 Jamie Charles Wells v James Leeming Yates