AAI Limited (t/a AAMI) v Boga [2020] NSWSC 1903

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: AAI Limited (t/a AAMI) v Boga [2020] NSWSC 1903 Hearing dates: 13 November 2020 Date of orders: 24 December 2020 Decision date: 24 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Cavanagh J Decision: (1) The time for the filing of the summons is extended until 29 May 2020. (2) The amended summons is dismissed. (3) The plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Whether reviewable error of law — Jurisdictional error — Error of law on the face of the record — Injured person assessed for degree of permanent impairment under Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) — Whether assessor failed to give reasons — "Nguyen principle" — Whether assessor failed to assess in accordance with the guidelines — Whether assessor bound to raise inconsistencies observed in earlier medico-legal reports — Where assessor observed no inconsistency — Whether denial of procedural fairness — Whether proper officer of the Authority applied the incorrect statutory test — Extension of time Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), Pt 3.4, ss 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 131, 132, 133 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 59.10 Cases Cited: AAI Limited v Fitzpatrick [2015] NSWSC 1108 Alchin v Daley [2009] NSWCA 418 Boyce v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd (2018) 96 NSWLR 356; [2018] NSWCA 22 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan & Ors (2006) 67 NSWLR 372; [2006] NSWCA 284 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd; Collector of Customs v Pressure Tankers Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280; [1993] FCA 456 Dominice v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2017] NSWCA 171 IAG Ltd (t/as NRMA Insurance) v Chahoud [2019] NSWSC 767 Insurance Australia Group Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Saraceni [2020] NSWSC 1045 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597; [2002] HCA 11 Nguyen v Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales & Anor [2011] NSWSC 351 Partridge v IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2019] NSWSC 127 Politis v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) [1988] FCA 446; 20 ATR 108 Qushair v Raffoul [2009] NSWCA 329 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex Par Miah (2001) 206 CLR 57; [2001] HCA 22 Rodger v De Gelder & Anor (2011) 80 NSWLR 594; [2011] NSWCA 97 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Texts Cited: American Medical Association, Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (4th ed) State Insurance Regulatory Authority, Motor Accidents Permanent Impairment Guidelines (2018), cls 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.17, 1.18, 1.41 Category: Principal judgment Parties: AAI Limited (trading as AAMI) (Plaintiff) Suleyman Boga (First Defendant) State Insurance Regulatory Authority (Second Defendant) Dr Kalev Wilding (in his capacity as a Medical Assessor on behalf of the Second Defendant) (Third Defendant) Michelle Baci (in her capacity as the Proper Officer of the Second Defendant) (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Catsanos SC (Plaintiff) N E Chen SC with J de Greenlaw (Defendants)