IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Qin [2020] NSWSC 1025

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Qin [2020] NSWSC 1025 Hearing dates: 27 February 2020 Date of orders: 6 August 2020 Decision date: 06 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: THE COURT ORDERS THAT: (1) The plaintiff's summons filed 17 September 2019 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: ADMINSITRATIVE LAW — Judicial review — Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) s 92(1)(b) Decision to refuse an application for exemption from statutory assessment process — Whether claims assessor misconstrued the scope and power of the statutory test — Whether claims assessor took into account irrelevant considerations — Review dismissed Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 5, 69, 90, 92, 108 Cases Cited: AAI Ltd v Feng [2019] NSWSC 535 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Tarabay (2013) 62 MVR 537; [2013] NSWSC 141 Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1977) 139 CLR 54 Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union v Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd [2013] FCAFC 148 Ejueyitsi v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 151 FCR 289; [2006] FCA 328 IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Abdelrazek [2020] NSWSC 773 IAG Limited (t/as NRMA Insurance) v Lou (2019) 88 MVR 57; [2019] NSWSC 382 IAG Ltd t/a NRMA Insurance v Khaled (2019) 87 MVR 486; [2019] NSWSC 320 IAG Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Abiad (2018) 85 MVR 371; [2018] NSWSC 1422 IAG Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Chahoud (2019) 89 MVR 87; [2019] NSWSC 767 Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Milton [2016] NSWSC 1521 Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Taylor [2017] NSWSC 507 Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales and Mahmoud Khateib [2006] NSWSC 1448 Insurance Australia Ltd (t/as NRMA Insurance) v Banos (2013) 65 MVR 312; [2013] NSWSC 1519 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Limited (1986) 162 CLR 24 at 38-41 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 SZCBT v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2007] FCA 9 SZCBT v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2007] FCA 9 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; 303 ALR 64 Zurich Australian Insurance Limited v Motor Accidents Authority [2006] NSWSC 845 Category: Principal judgment Parties: IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance (Plaintiff) Wen Jing Qin (First Defendant) State Insurance Regulatory Authority of New South Wales (SIRA) (Second Defendant) Paul Curtis in his capacity as a claims assessor of SIRA (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Robinson SC with J Lucy (Plaintiff) E Romaniuk SC with J Gumbert (First Defendant)