Jubb v Insurance Australia Ltd [2016] NSWCA 153

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jubb v Insurance Australia Ltd [2016] NSWCA 153 Hearing dates: 27 May 2016 Decision date: 04 July 2016 Before: Meagher JA at [1] Gleeson JA at [2] Payne JA at [97] Decision: (1) grant leave to file a further amended notice of appeal deleting ground 1; (2) direct the appellant to file a further amended notice of appeal within 14 days; (3) appeal dismissed; (4) appellant to pay the first respondent's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 – decision of a proper officer – referral for further medical assessment – whether proper officer misconstrued s 62(1A) precondition to referral for further assessment on basis of "additional relevant information" – whether jurisdictional error – whether constructive failure of the proper officer to exercise jurisdiction under s 62(1) – meaning of "additional relevant information" – whether s 62(1)(a) includes information relating to issues considered in earlier assessment – distinction between satisfaction of precondition to referral for further assessment in s 62(1A) and exercise of discretion by proper officer under s 62(1) ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – jurisdictional error – whether failure to take mandatory consideration into account – whether consideration mandatory Legislation Cited: Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 5, 9 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 5(1)(c), 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63 State Insurance Care and Governance Act 2015 (NSW), Sch 4 Supreme Court Act, 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Abebe v Commonwealth of Australia [1999] HCA 14; 197 CLR 510 Alavanja v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1182 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Cervantes [2012] NSWCA 244; 61 MVR 443 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Kerr [2012] NSWCA 13; 83 NSWLR 302 Akins v National Australian Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 Buck v Bavone [1976] HCA 24; 135 CLR 110 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; 184 CLR 163 D'Amore v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2013] NSWCA 187; 303 ALR 242 Ex parte Hebburn Ltd; Re Kearsley Shire Council (1947) 47 SR (NSW) 416 Garcia v Motor Accidents Authority [2009] NSWSC 1056; 54 MVR 102 Greater Wollongong City Council v Cowan [1955] HCA 16; 93 CLR 435 Henderson v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2013] NSWCA 480; 66 MVR 69 McCosker v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW [2015] NSWSC 434 Meeuwissen v Bowden [2010] NSWCA 253; 78 NSWLR 143 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Miles v Motor Accident Authority of NSW [2013] NSWSC 97 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; 206 CLR 323 Mullin v CIC Allianz Australia Ltd [2015] NSWSC 831; 71 MVR 322 Nominal Defendant v Kostic [2007] NSWCA 14 QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd v Miller [2013] NSWCA 442; 67 MVR 322 R v Connell; ex parte Hetton Bellbird Collieries Ltd [1944] HCA 42; 69 CLR 407 R v Toohey; Ex parte Northern Land Council (1981) 151 CLR 170 Rodger v De Gelder [2011] NSWCA 97; 80 NSWLR 594 Samad v District Court of New South Wales [2002] HCA 24; 209 CLR 140 Singh v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 1443 Trazivuk v Motor Accidents Authority [2010] NSWCA 287; 57 MVR 9 Ward v Williams (1955) 92 CLR 496 Category: Principal judgment Parties: David Jubb (Appellant Insurance Australia Ltd (First Respondent) State Insurance Regulatory Authority (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S. A. Beckett & G. Gemmell (Appellant) M.A. Robinson SC & A. Poljak (First Respondent)