Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA v Howard [2019] NSWSC 224

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA v Howard [2019] NSWSC 224 Hearing dates: 4 March 2019 Decision date: 07 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Summons dismissed.

(2) Order the plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – application for exemption from CARS assessment – allegations of false or misleading statements by claimant – whether error of law or jurisdictional error – alleged legal unreasonableness – beneficial construction to be applied to reasons of decision-maker – no error established Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 69, 92, 94, 100, 102, 104, 106, 116, 126, Pt 4.4, Divs 1A, 2, 3, Pt 4.5 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Kerr (2012) 83 NSWLR 302; [2012] NSWCA 13 Carr v Western Australia (2007) 232 CLR 138; [2007] HCA 47 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic (1993) 43 FCR 280 Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Banos [2013] NSWSC 1519 Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA Insurance v Milton [2016] NSWSC 1521 Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA Insurance v Taylor [2017] NSWSC 507 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30; (2018) 92 ALJR 713 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Politis v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1988) 16 ALD 707 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 [2003] HCA 30; (2003) 77 ALJR 1165 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Texts Cited: Motor Accidents Authority, "Claims Assessment Guidelines", 1 May 2014, cll 1.13, 1.14, 8.11, 8.12, 14.11, 14.13, 14.16, 17.13, Chs 14, 17, 18 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA ABN 11000016722 (Plaintiff) Brendan Howard (First Defendant) State Insurance Regulatory Authority of New South Wales (SIRA) (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M A Robinson SC/J Lucy (Plaintiff) G T Johnson SC/AC McSpedden (First Defendant)