The Technology, Engineering and Construction (TEC) List is suitable for proceedings in which a substantial issue is raised in respect of technology, engineering or building construction works.
Proceedings managed in this list also include breaches of warranties of performance of a technical component in a contract, and matters where it is alleged that a technical device has failed, underperformed or malfunctioned, which often involve an assessment of expert evidence of a technical nature.
Judges in charge
The Honourable Justice Stynes
The Honourable Justice Delany
The following documents provide further guidance on TEC List proceedings:
Practice notes
Standard operating procedures
The TEC List has, from time to time, published Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). There have also been discussions with the TEC List User Group about the proposed introduction of new SOPs. As part of a Court-wide project to consolidate and re-issue practice documents, the subject matter of existing SOPs and previously proposed SOPs has been incorporated into the Supreme Court's re-issued Practice Notes as follows:
Appointment of mediators, referees and assessors
- Practice Note SC CC 1 Commercial Court (First revision) paragraphs:
- 13.1 - 13.4 (provisions relating to mediation, with a standard order for a mediation Schedule 4).
- 13.5 (practitioners to identify questions for a reference to a special referee or court appointed expert).
- 13.6 (standard order for a reference Schedule 5).
- 13.7 (standard order for appointment of a Court appointed expert under s. 65M Civil Procedure Act 2010, Schedule 6).
- 13.8 (provision for appointment of an assessor under s. 77 Supreme Court Act 1986).
Procedure for Entry of Judgments and Issue of Debt Certificates
- Procedures for applications brought under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic): Practice Note SC CC 2 TEC List Security for Payments.
Discovery
- Practice Note SC CC 1 Commercial Court (First revision) paragraphs 9.1 - 9.4.
- Practice Note SC GEN 5 Technology in Civil litigation (First revision): paragraphs 8.1 - 8.6 and 8.10 - 8.13.
Production by electronic transfer of documents
- Practice Note SC GEN 5 Technology in Civil litigation (First revision): paragraphs 8.10 - 8.13.
Technology assisted review
- Practice Note SC GEN 5 Technology in Civil litigation (First revision): paragraphs 8.7 - 8.9.
References to special referees or court appointed experts
- Practice Note SC CC 1 Commercial Court (First revision) paragraphs:
- 13.5 (practitioners to identify questions for a reference to a special referee or court appointed expert).
- 13.6 (standard orders for a reference Schedule 5).
De-duplication technology
- Practice Note SC GEN 5 Technology in Civil litigation (First revision) paragraphs:
- 8.2 (sixth bullet point).
- 8.3 (third bullet point).
Vienna convention on international sale of goods (CISG)
- Practice Note SC CC 1 Commercial Court (First revision): paragraph 10.8.8.
Enquiries regarding Technology, Engineering and Construction List proceedings should be directed to the Commercial Court Registry.
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