NRMA Insurance Limited v Ashfield [2018] NSWSC 1593

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: NRMA Insurance Limited v Ashfield [2018] NSWSC 1593 Hearing dates: 18 October 2018 Decision date: 22 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Dismiss the amended summons. (2) Order the plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) – alleged error of law on the face of the record – whether chain of reasoning sufficiently exposed – whether s 126 complied with – amended summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 13 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), Part 4.4, Chapter 5, ss 69, 94, 95, 106, 126 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Kerr (2012) 83 NSWLR 302; [2012] NSWCA 13 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Sprod (2012) 81 NSWLR 626; [2012] NSWCA 281 Nominal Defendant v Aychahawchar [2015] NSWCA 58; (2015) 70 MVR 89 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Nominal Defendant v Livaja [2011] NSWCA 121 Penrith City Council v Parks [2004] NSWCA 201 Pham v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2014] NSWCA 22; 66 MVR 152 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Zahed v IAG Ltd [2016] NSWCA 55; (2016) 75 MVR 1 Texts Cited: Motor Accidents Authority, "Claims Assessment Guidelines", 1 May 2014, cl 18.4 Category: Principal judgment Parties: NRMA Insurance Limited (Plaintiff) Malcolm Ashfield (First Defendant) State Insurance Regulatory Authority of NSW ("SIRA") (Second Defendant) Elyse White in her capacity as a Claims Assessor of SIRA (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M A Robinson SC/J Gumbert (Plaintiff) P Webb QC/N Canosa (First Defendant)