An adjudicator's finding on a jurisdictional fact under s 14(3) of the Building and Construction Industry Payment Act 2004 (Qld) will not be disturbed on judicial review where there was a sufficient evidentiary basis for the finding, even if the finding is arguably wrong, particularly where the underlying factual dispute could not be resolved in the summary adjudication process. In principle, it is not permissible to raise in judicial review proceedings an issue of law affecting the value of a claim which could have been raised in the adjudication process but was not.
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