Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Salucci [2023] NSWSC 1593

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Salucci [2023] NSWSC 1593 Hearing dates: 7 December 2023 Date of orders: 18 December 2023 Decision date: 18 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt AJ Decision: (1) The Appeal Panel's decision is quashed. (2) The matter is remitted to the President to be dealt with according to law. (3) Mr Salucci is to pay Allianz's costs, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Judicial review —decision of Review Panel about assessment of a compensation claim — Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) — whether the Panel fell into jurisdictional error, failed to exercise its statutory powers and failed to give adequate reasons, failed to determine causation — constructive failure to exercise jurisdiction — the Panel's reasons were inadequate — relevant legal errors established Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5D, 5E Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW), s 7.26(6) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 57, 58, 58(1)(d), 60(1), 61(1), 61(9), 62(1), 63, 63(1), 63(3), 63(3A) 69(4), 131, 133(2) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Rutland [2015] NSWCA 328 Boyce v Allianz Insurance Ltd (2018) 96 NSWLR 356; [2018] NSWCA 22 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 77 ALJR 1088; [2003] HCA 26 Frost v Kourouche [2014] NSWCA 39 Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA Insurance v Brown [2019] NSWSC 1236 Insurance Commission of Western Australia v Gargoura [2020] NSWSC 1786 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6;(1996) 185 CLR 259 Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales v Mills (2010) 78 NSWLR 125; [2010] NSWCA 82 Nguyen v The Motor Accidents Authority of NSW & Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd [2011] NSWSC 351 Pham v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2014] NSWCA 22;(2014) 66 MVR 152 Richardson bht Richardson v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2020] NSWSC 366 Rodger v De Gelder (2015) 71 MVR 514 Sadsad v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1216 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Limited v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480 [2013] HCA 43 Wood v Insurance Australia Group Limited trading as NRMA Insurance [2022] NSWSC 1290 Zahed v IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2016] NSWCA 55 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd (Plaintiff) Aldo Salucci (First Defendant) President of the Person Injury Commission of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Gumbert and M J Jones (Plaintiff) E Romaniuk SC and B Tzatzagos (First Defendant)