NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: INASMUCH COMMUNITY INC v BRIGHT & ANOR [2006] NSWCA 99
HEARING DATE(S): 07 February 2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 2 May 2006
JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 2; McColl JA at 68
DECISION: 1. Leave to appeal granted; 2. Appeal dismissed; 3. Claimant directed to file Notice of Appeal in Registry and pay the applicable filing fee; 4. Claimant to pay Opponents' costs of the Summons for Leave to Appeal and of the Appeal
CATCHWORDS: MOTOR ACCIDENT – application of Motor Accidents Compensation Act (NSW) 1999 – whether injury alleged is an "injury" under the Act – must satisfy temporal and causal requirements of the Act – proximate cause was negligence of claimant, not collision with motor vehicle pursuant to the Act – the Act does not apply - STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION – words and phrases – meaning of "injury" and "collision" under the Motor Accidents Compensation Act (NSW) 1999 – meaning must be determined having regard to the scope, objects and purpose of the Act – the definition of "injury" is to be given a restricted application in accordance with the legislative intention - ISSUE ESTOPPEL – notice of motion – strike out application – no issue estoppel arises
District Court Rules, Pt.9 r.17(i)(a), (c), Pt. 11A Div. 2 r.3(1)(a), (c), Pt.26 r.5AA Motor Accident Insurance Act (Qld) 1994, s.5(1) LEGISLATION CITED: Motor Accidents Act (NSW) 1988 Motor Accidents Amendment Act (NSW) 1995 Motor Accidents Compensation Act (NSW) 1999, ss.3, 79, 92, 94, 108, 122
Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v GSF Australia Pty Ltd (2003) 57 NSWLR 321 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v GSF Australia Pty Ltd (2005) 215 ALR 385; [2005] HCA 26 AMP General Insurance Ltd v Kull [2005] NSWCA 442 Australian Casualty Company Ltd v Federico (1986) 160 CLR 513 Balfour Beatty Power Constructions (Australia) Pty Ltd v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1996) 24 MVR 162 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297 D A Christie Pty Ltd v. Baker [1996] 2 VR 282 Damjanovic v Sharpe Hume & Co (Services) Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 130 CASES CITED: General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Government Insurance Office (NSW) v R J Green & Lloyd Pty Ltd (1966) 114 CLR 437 Hall v Nominal Defendant (1966) 117 CLR 423 Lasermax Engineering Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2005] NSWCA 66 Licul & Ors v Corney (1976) 180 CLR 213 Nominal Defendant v GLG Australia Pty Limited [2006] HCA 11 Pfeiffer v Stevens (2001) 209 CLR 57 Project Blue Sky Inc. v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Santos v. Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd [2002] SASC 272 Townsville Trade Waste Pty Ltd v Commercial Union Insurance Co of Australia (2002) 2 Qd R 682 Wayne Tank & Pump Co Ltd v Employers Liability Assurance Corporation Ltd [1974] QB 57
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