Layt v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1107

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Layt v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1107 Hearing dates: 17 June 2016 Date of orders: 12 August 2016 Decision date: 12 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Amended Summons filed 17 June 2016 dismissed. (2) Plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – review by Medical Assessment Service Review Panel of original medical assessment – where plaintiff claimed to suffer Post‑Traumatic Stress Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder as a result of a motor vehicle accident – whether the Review Panel failed to take into account a relevant consideration – whether the Review Panel breached the rules of natural justice – whether the Review Panel failed to address a substantive claim arising on the evidence – whether the Review Panel committed jurisdictional error Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Cervantes [2002] NSWCA 244; (2002) 24 NSWCCR 101 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 Frost v Kourouche [2014] NSWCA 39; (2014) 86 NSWLR 214 Rodger v De Gelder [2015] NSWCA 211; (2015) 71 MVR 514 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak [2013] HCA 43; (2013) 252 CLR 480 Texts Cited: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th Edition) Guidelines for the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment 2007 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Brendan Kane Layt (P) Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd (1D) State Insurance Regulatory Authority (2D) A Review Panel appointed by the Motor Accident Authority (3D) Representation: Counsel: G T Johnson SC/D Epstein (P) M Robinson SC/J Gumbert (1D) Submitting (2D) Submitting (3D)