RACQ Insurance Ltd v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1126

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: RACQ Insurance Ltd v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1126 Hearing dates: 6 June 2014 Decision date: 22 August 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Summons dismissed; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the third defendant's costs of and incidental to the proceedings on the ordinary basis after they have been agreed or assessed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - judicial review - jurisdictional error - judicial review of a claims assessor's assessment under the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 - whether the claims assessor misconstrued the evidence - whether error of law - whether adequate reasons given - whether award of damages manifestly unreasonable Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Act 1988 (NSW), s 79 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 60, 94, 133, 134 and 135 Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 16 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Kerr [2012] NSWCA 13; 83 NSWLR 302; Associated Provincial Picture Houses Limited v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1KB 223; Berkley Challenge Pty Ltd v Howarth [2013] NSWCA 70; Gamser v Nominal Defendant (1977) 136 CLR 145; Hall v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 154; Hodgson v Crane [2002] NSWCA 276; 55 NSWLR 199; House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499; Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332; Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; 206 CLR 323; Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332; Moran v McMahon (1985) 3 NSWLR 700; Planet Fisheries Pty Ltd v La Rosa (1968) 119 CLR 118; Reece v Reece (1994) 19 MVR 103; Varga v Galea [2011] NSWCA 76; Wilson v Peisley (1975) 50 ALJR 207; Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak [2013] HCA 43; 303 ALR 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: RACQ Insurance Limited (Plaintiff) Motor Accidents Authority of NSW (First Defendant) Richard Buckley (Second Defendant) Erika Rambousek (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Bowen (Plaintiff) J Rowe with J Darvall (Third Defendant) Solicitors: File Number(s): 2014/00030988