Bradley v Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance [2015] NSWSC 950

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bradley v Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance [2015] NSWSC 950 Hearing dates: 14 July 2015 Decision date: 20 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: 1. Summons dismissed.

2. Unless an application for a different order is made to my Associate in writing within seven (7) days, order the plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – whether decision of Motor Accidents Authority Review Panel on causation infected by legal error – mere question of fact – no error of law – clinical notes of general practitioner treated as part of the evidence, not as "determinative" – whether examination conducted by two of the three assessors who comprised the Review Panel invalid under s 63 of Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) – no error disclosed – summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 5D Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 40, 41 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 59.10 Cases Cited: Albrighton v Royal Prince Alfred Hospital [1980] 2 NSWLR 542 Attorney- General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 35 Bugat v Fox [2014] NSWSC 888 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan [2006] NSWCA 284; 67 NSWLR 372 Carpenter v Carpenter Grazing Co Pty Limited (1987) 5 ACLC 506 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic [1993] FCA 322; 43 FCR 280 Coote v Kelly [2013] NSWCA 357 De Gelder v Rodger (No. 2) [2014] NSWSC 1355 Frost v Kourouche [2014] NSWCA 39 Hunt & Hunt Lawyers v Mitchell Morgan Nominees Pty Ltd [2-13] HCA 10; 247 CLR 613 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 McKee v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWCA 163; 71 NSWLR 609 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; 185 CLR 259 Onassis v Vergottis [1968] 2 Lloyds Rep 403 Owen v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW [2012] NSWSC 650 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31; 235 CLR 286 SZCBT v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2007] FCA 9 Waterways Authority v Fitzgibbon [2005] HCA 57 White v Ryde Municipal Council [1977] 2 NSWLR 909 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Limited v Kocak [2013] HCA 43; 252 CLR 480 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Colin Raymond Bradley (Plaintiff) Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance (First Defendant) Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales (Second Defendant) A Review Panel appointed by the Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E Romaniuk SC/E Grotte (Plaintiff) M Robinson SC/A Poljak (First Defendant) Submitting appearance (2nd and 3rd defendants)