Sadr v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd t/as Allianz Insurance & Anor [2017] NSWSC 1718

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sadr v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd t/as Allianz Insurance & Anor [2017] NSWSC 1718 Hearing dates: 21 June 2017 Decision date: 12 December 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: (1) The summons is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review of decision of proper officer of SIRA to refer "treatment dispute" to medical assessor – whether assessor had already determined treatment dispute in the course of assessing degree of impairment – whether proper officer had no power to refer treatment dispute Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 5, 44, 57, 57A, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63 131 Supreme Court Act 1970, s 69 Cases Cited: AAI Limited (t/as AAMI) v State Insurance Regulatory Authority (NSW) (2016) 79 MVR 57; [2016] NSWCA 358 Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Scott (2016) 92 NSWLR 741; [2016] NSWCA 138 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Girgis (2011) 59 MVR 548; [2011] NSWSC 1424 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Brown v Lewis (2006) NSWLR 587; [2006] NSWCA 87 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner and Keller Ltd (No 2) [1967] 1 AC 853 Hoystead v Commissioner of Taxation [1926] AC 155 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 323 Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales v Mills (2010) 78 NSWLR 125; [2010] NSWCA 82 Pham v Shui (2006) 47 MVR 231; [2006] NSWCA 373 Trustees for the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Bathurst v Hine [2016] NSWCA 213 Texts Cited: American Medical Association, Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fourth Edition, Third Printing (1995) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nahid Sadr (Plaintiff) Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd t/as Allianz Insurance (First Defendant) State Insurance Regulatory Authority (Second Defendant, submitting appearance) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Robinson SC with Mr K Andrews (Plaintiff) Mr K Rewell SC (First Defendant)