Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Dalby Bio-Refinery Ltd v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2018] FCA 1806 File number: VID 1170 of 2017
Judge: LEE J
Date of judgment: 31 October 2018
Catchwords: INSURANCE – industrial special risks insurance policy – referee reports adopted by consent – construction of exclusion clause – Wayne Tank principle – meaning of spontaneous combustion – proximate cause of loss – irrelevance of possible antecedent causes – application dismissed
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Federal Court Rules 2011 28.67(1)(b)
Cases cited: Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2008] NSWCA 243; (2008) 15 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-780 Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93 Darlington Futures Limited v Delco Australia Proprietary Limited (1986) 161 CLR 500 Fitzpatrick v Job t/as Jobs Engineering [2007] WASCA 63; (2007) 14 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-731 Gunns Forest Products Ltd v North Insurances Pty Ltd [2006] VSCA 105; (2006) 14 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-691 McCann v Switzerland Insurance Australia Limited [2000] HCA 65; (2000) 203 CLR 579 McCarthy v St Paul International Insurance Co Ltd [2007] FCAFC 28; (2007) 157 FCR 402 Selected Seeds Pty Ltd v QBEMM Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 37; (2010) 242 CLR 336 Wayne Tank & Pump Co Ltd v Employers Liability Assurance Corporation Ltd [1974] QB 57
Date of hearing: 31 October 2018
Registry: New South Wales
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