De Gelder v Rodger (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1355

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: De Gelder v Rodger (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1355 Hearing dates: 21 August 2014 Decision date: 03 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: (1) The Review Panel Certificate issued on 4 February 2014 by the Third Defendant is quashed. (2) Remit the matter to the Second Defendant to be dealt with according to law. (3) The First Defendant is to pay the Plaintiff's costs. (4) The orders made on 30 June 2014 by Rothman J be extended until 10 October 2014. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 - assessment of whole person impairment by review panel - judicial review of decision of review panel - jurisdictional error - relevant considerations - relevance of contrary assessment by District court Judge - relevance of evidence of witnesses called in District Court proceedings - failure to take into account relevant considerations - whether proved by failure to refer to such considerations - failure to give reasons Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Crazzi & Ors [2006] NSWSC 1090; 68 NSWLR 266; 68 NSW LR 266 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Sprod & Ors [2011] NSWSC 1157 Bojko v ICM Property Service Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 175 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan [2006] NSWCA 284; 67 NSWLR 372 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 456; 43 FCR 280 De Gelder v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW [2009] NSWSC 1173 De Gelder v Rodger [2012] NSWDC 191 De Gelder v Rodger [2014] NSWSC 872 El-Kazzi v Allianz Australia [2014] NSWSC 927 Frost v Kourouche [2014] NSWCA 39 Golijan v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW [2012] NSWSC 1106 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 Miles v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW & Ors [2013] NSWSC 927; 84 NSWLR 632 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Muralidharan v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1996) 136 ALR 84 Owen v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW [2012] NSWSC 650 QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd v Miller [2013] NSWCA 442 Rodger v De Gelder & Anor (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 235. Rodger v De Gelder & Anor [2011] NSWCA 97; 80 NSWLR 594 SZCBT v Minister for Immigration and Multicultrual Affairs [2007] FCA 9 Wingfoot Australia Pty Ltd v Kocak [2013] HCA 43; 88 ALJR 52 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Adam Roy De Gelder First Defendant: James Norman Barr Rodger Second Defendant: Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales Third Defendant: Mark Burns, John Carter and Scott Harbison, in their capacity as a "medical assessors review panel" of the Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales Representation: Counsel: P Semmler QC (Plaintiff) A Canceri (Plaintiff) M Robinson SC (First Defendant) A Poljak (First Defendant) Solicitors: CMC Lawyers (Plaintiff) Curwoods Lawyers (First Defendant) NSW Crown Solicitors (Second and Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/130575 Publication restriction: Nil