IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Xie [2020] NSWSC 1112

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Xie [2020] NSWSC 1112 Hearing dates: 8 November 2019 Date of orders: 21 August 2020 Decision date: 21 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Summons dismissed; (2) The plaintiff to pay the first defendants costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) – application for exemption from CARS assessment – allegations of false and misleading statements in a material particular relating to injury, loss and damage – where question of complex quantum issues was raised – whether assessor posed the wrong question – whether assessor misconstrued the scope and nature of his power – whether assessor took account of irrelevant considerations – where question of suitability may involve considerations of capacity Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) ss 69, 92, 92(1), 92(1)(b), 98, 106, 108 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 69 Cases Cited: AAI Limited v Feng [2019] NSWSC 535 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 77 ALJR 1088; [2003] HCA 26 IAG Limited t/as NMRA Insurance v Abdelrazek [2020] NSWSC 773 IAG Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Abiad [2018] NSWSC 1422; 85 MVR 371 Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Banos [2013] NSWSC 1519; 65 MVR 312 IAG Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Chahoud [2019] NSWSC 767; 89 MVR 87 IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Khaled & Ors [2019] NSWSC 320 IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Qianxia Lou [2019] NSWSC 382; 88 MVR 57 IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Qin [2020] NSWSC 1025 Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Taylor [2017] NSWSC 507; 80 MVR 190 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323; [2001] HCA 30 QBE v Miller [2013] NSWCA 442; (2013) 67 MVR 322 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538; [1990] HCA 55 Texts Cited: Motor Accidents Authority, "Claims Assessment Guidelines", 1 May 2014, Chs 8, 8.11, 8.11.6, Chs 14, cll 14.16.5, 14.16.11 Category: Principal judgment Parties: IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance (Plaintiff) Yanling. Xie (First Defendant) State Insurance Regulatory Authority of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Paul Curtis (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M. Robinson SC with J Lucy (Plaintiff) E.G. Romaniuk SC with J Gumbert (Defendant)