Insurance Australia Limited T/as NRMA Insurance v Parisi [2014] NSWSC 1248

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Insurance Australia Limited T/as NRMA Insurance v Parisi [2014] NSWSC 1248 Hearing dates: 03.09.2014 Decision date: 05 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Proceedings dismissed; (2) The plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs on the ordinary basis forthwith after they have been agreed or assessed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - judicial review - decision of the proper officer of the Motor Accidents Authority - refusal of application for further medical assessment under s 62 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) - whether decision made according to law - whether failure to take into account relevant material Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 58, 60, 61, 62 and 131 Cases Cited: Alvanja v NRMA Insurance (2010) 56 MVR 499; Buck v Bavone [1976] HCA 24; 135 CLR 110; Brown v Lewis [2006] NSWCA 87; 65 NSWLR 587; De Gelder v Rodger [2014] NSWSC 872 Ex Parte Hebburn Ltd; Re Kearsley Shire Council (1947) 47 SR (NSW) 416; Garcia v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW [2009] NSWSC 1056; 54 MVR 102; Glover-Chambers v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW (2010) 55 MVR 44; Henderson v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2013] NSWCA 480; 66 MVR 69; Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332; Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS and Anor [2010] HCA 16; 240 CLR 611; Morris Blackburn Cashman v Brown [2011] HCA 22; 242 CLR 647; Murdoch v Davis [2005] NSWCA 466; 44 MVR 415; QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd v Miller [2013] NSWCA 442; Rodger v De Gelder (2011) 80 NSWLR 594; SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2006) 228 CLR 152; Category: Principal judgment Parties: Insurance Australia Limited t/a NRMA Limited (Plaintiff) Kaylene Parisi (First Defendant) Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: MA Robinson SC with A Poljak (Plaintiff) SE McCarthy with S Hartford Davis (First Defendant) Solicitors: File Number(s): 2014/104411