Mackenzie v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd (No. 2) [2015] NSWSC 1320

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mackenzie v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd (No. 2) [2015] NSWSC 1320 Hearing dates: 9 September 2015 Decision date: 11 September 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 ought be set aside on the basis of error of law on the face of the record or jurisdictional error – no basis to conclude that Review Panel failed to fulfil its obligation – no error of law or jurisdictional error established – 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) – doctrine of stare decisis – no reason to depart from earlier Supreme Court decision -– summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 44, 58, 59, 61, 63, 65, 81, 131, 132, 133, Pt 3.4 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 59.10 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Kerr [2012] NSWCA 13; 83 NSWLR 302 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Mackenzie [2012] NSWSC 1458 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Mackenzie [2014] NSWSC 67 Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1 Bradley v Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance [2015] NSWSC 950 Carpenter v Carpenter Grazing Co Pty Limited (1987) 5 ACLC 506 at 514 Craig v State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Favelle Mort Ltd v Murray (1976) 133 CLR 580 Frost v Kourouche [2014] NSWCA 39 McKee v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWCA 163; 71 NSWLR 609 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; 206 CLR 323 Rodger v De Gelder [2015] NSWCA 211 Tiverton Estates Ltd v Wearwell Ltd [1975] Ch. 146 Waterways Authority v Fitzgibbon [2005] HCA 57 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Limited v Kocak [2013] HCA 43 Texts Cited: Motor Accidents Authority, 'Medical Assessment Guidelines', 1 October 2008 Motor Accidents Authority, 'Permanent Impairment Guidelines', 1 October 2007 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Geoffrey Alan Mackenzie (Plaintiff) Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd (First Defendant) Motor Accident Authority of New South Wales (Second Defendant) A Review Panel appointed by the Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales constituted by Assessors Burns, Chan and Crane (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: EG Romaniuk SC/Ms EE Grotte (Plaintiff) MA Robinson SC/Ms A Poljak (First Defendant) Submitting appearances (Second and Third Defendants)