The Court held that an adjudicator named as a defendant in judicial review of a prior determination is not automatically disqualified from subsequent adjudications between the same parties, but a timely objection preserves the right to challenge on bias grounds. The case confirms that whether a contractor has an 'accrued right' under s 7A(1)(c) of the NT Act is a merits question for the adjudicator, not a jurisdictional precondition, and that s 8(c) payment disputes concerning security do not require the 'due to be returned' element to be uncontroversial before jurisdiction is enlivened.
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