Jarvis v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2022] NSWCA 232

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jarvis v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2022] NSWCA 232 Hearing dates: 20 July 2022 Date of orders: 15 November 2022 Decision date: 15 November 2022 Before: Bell CJ at [1]; Brereton JA at [2]; Basten AJA at [32]. Decision: Dismiss the appeal, with costs. Catchwords: INSURANCE – Liability insurance – Motor vehicle – Compulsory third-party insurance – Appeal from judicial review of medical assessment review panel decision – Whether accident caused psychiatric injury – Whether degree of whole person impairment greater than 10% ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Whether medical assessment review panel failed to respond to substantial argument regarding temporal connection between accident and PTSD symptoms – No jurisdictional error found Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), Pts 3.4 and 4, ss 44, 58, 61, 63, 65, 131 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Cervantes [2012] NSWCA 244; (2012) 61 MVR 443 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 214 CLR 496; [2003] HCA 26 Rodger v De Gelder [2015] NSWCA 211; (2015) 71 MVR Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Texts Cited: NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA), Motor Accident Permanent Impairment Guidelines (1 June 2018), cll 1.6, 1.7 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Maxwell Jarvis (Appellant) Allianz Australia Insurance Limited (First Respondent) The President of the Personal Injury Commission of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Samson Roberts, Anthony Samuels and Sharon Reutens as a Review Panel constituted under s 63 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: