When the SAT conducts a de novo review of an adjudicator's decision to dismiss an adjudication application under s 31(2)(a) of the Construction Contracts Act 2004 (WA), it must consider all conditions in s 31(2)(a)(i)-(iv) and is not confined to the ground relied upon by the adjudicator. An agreement for the supply, maintenance and operation of vehicles to haul fill material within a pipeline construction site for rehabilitation purposes is a 'construction contract' under the Act. An error of law affecting only one of two independent grounds for a decision does not vitiate the decision. Declaratory relief may be granted under s 105(9) of the SAT Act even where the tribunal's decision is affirmed, where the error has continuing adverse effects on a party's interests.
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