Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Scott [2016] NSWCA 138

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Scott [2016] NSWCA 138 Hearing dates: 9 May 2016 Decision date: 22 June 2016 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Ward JA at [17]; Gleeson JA at [125] Decision: (1) Appeal allowed with costs. (2) Set aside the judgment and orders made by Campbell J on 1 September 2015 and, in lieu thereof, dismiss with costs the plaintiff's summons seeking judicial review. (3) Grant the first respondent a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW). Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – motor vehicle accident – review of decision to refer claim for assessment and of certificates of medical assessors – whether existence of genuine dispute under Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), s 60 a jurisdictional fact – whether "attendant care services" for which compensation available includes gratuitous domestic services Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 3B(2)(a1), 15B(2) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), Div 2, Pt 3.4, Pt 4.4, ss 3, s 5(1)(a), s 5(1)(b), 5(2)(a), 42, 44, 46, 52, 53, 56, 57, 57A, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65, 81, 83, 85, 92, 98, 108, 122, 130, 131, 141B, Ch 3, Ch 4, Ch 5 Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act 2006 (NSW), s 6 State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015 (NSW) Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 69, 75A Cases Cited: Allesch v Maunz [2000] HCA 40; (2000) 203 CLR 172 Australian Heritage Commission v Mt Isa Mines Ltd (1995) 60 FCR 456 Australian Telecommunications Commission v Colpitts (1986) 12 FCR 395 CDJ v VAJ [1998] HCA 67; (1998) 197 CLR 172 Chahwan v Euphoric Pty Ltd t/as Clay & Michel [2008] NSWCA 52; (2008) 227 FLR 43 City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission [2000] HCA 5; (2000) 199 CLR 135 City of Subiaco v Local Government Advisory Board [2011] WASC 322 Cody v JH Nelson Pty Ltd [1947] HCA 17; (1947) 74 CLR 629 Commissioner of Taxes (Vic) v Lennon [1921] HCA 44; (1921) 29 CLR 579 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 26; (1981) 147 CLR 297 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 D'Amore v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2013] NSWCA 187; (2013) 303 ALR 242 Daly v Thiering [2013] HCA 45; (2013) 249 CLR 381 Gedeon v Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission [2008] HCA 43; (2008) 236 CLR 120 Ghali v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2013] NSWCA 340; (2013) 85 NSWLR 378 Griffiths v Kerkemeyer [1977] HCA 45; (1977) 139 CLR 161 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 32; (2010) 241 CLR 390 Lend Lease Real Estate Investments Ltd v GPT RE Ltd [2006] NSWCA 207 Murphy v Farmer [1988] HCA 31; (1988) 165 CLR 19 Nightingale v Blacktown City Council [2015] NSWCA 423 Parisienne Basket Shoes Pty Ltd v Whyte [1938] HCA 7; (1938) 59 CLR 369 Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] HCA 32; (2011) 244 CLR 144 QBE Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd v Miller [2013] NSWCA 442 R v Young [1999] NSWCCA 166, (1999) 46 NSWLR 681 Rodger v De Gelder [2011] NSWCA 97; (2011) 80 NSWLR 594 Scott v Insurance Australia Limited [2015] NSWSC 1249; (2015) 72 MVR 300 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL [1999] NSWCA 8; (1999) 46 NSWLR 55 Trives v Hornsby Shire Council [2015] NSWCA 158 Western Australia v Ward [2002] HCA 28; (2002) 213 CLR 1 White v Benjamin [2015] NSWCA 75 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 422; (2004) 61 NSWLR 707 Yarri Mining Pty Ltd v Eaglefield Holdings Pty Ltd [2010] WASCA 132; (2010) 41 WAR 134 Texts Cited: M Leeming, Authority to Decide: The Law of Jurisdiction in Australia (1st ed, 2012, The Federation Press) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance (Appellant) Sonia Louise Scott (First Respondent) Motor Accidents Medical Assessment Service (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: MA Robinson SC with Ms J Gumbert (Appellant) M Daley (First Respondent)