In South Australia, adjudication determinations under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (SA) are not amenable to judicial review for non-jurisdictional error of law, and the adjudicator's reasons do not form part of the record for the purposes of error on the face of the record. A contract entered into by an undischarged bankrupt who fails to disclose their bankruptcy status under s 269(1)(b) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) is not void for illegality; the penalty provision fulfils the legislative purpose without rendering the contract unenforceable.
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