Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Dalby Bio-Refinery Ltd v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2019] FCAFC 85 Appeal from: Dalby Bio-Refinery Ltd v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2018] FCA 1806
File number: VID 1596 of 2018
Judges: ALLSOP CJ, BEACH AND ANASTASSIOU JJ
Date of judgment: 24 May 2019
Catchwords: INSURANCE – where damage found to stockpiles of dry distillers' grain and solubles – construction of perils exclusion clause in industrial special risks insurance policy – whether "heating" in exclusion clause qualified by the word "spontaneous" – interpretation of the phrase "spontaneous heating" – whether explanation required for cause of spontaneous heating – appeal dismissed with costs
Cases cited: Darlington Futures Ltd v Delco Australia Pty Ltd [1986] HCA 82; 161 CLR 500 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd [2014] HCA 7; 251 CLR 640 Gunns Forest Products Ltd v North Insurances Pty Ltd [2006] VSCA 105; 14 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-691 Johnson v American Home Assurance Company [1998] HCA 14; 192 CLR 266 McCann v Switzerland Insurance Australia Ltd [2000] HCA 65; 203 CLR 579 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 37; 256 CLR 104 Selected Seeds Pty Ltd v QBEMM Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 37; 242 CLR 336 Wilkie v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2005] HCA 17; 221 CLR 522
Date of hearing: 14 May 2019
Registry: Victoria
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
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