Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA Insurance v Duran [2019] NSWSC 489

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA Insurance v Duran [2019] NSWSC 489 Hearing dates: 22 May 2018 Decision date: 01 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: Summons dismissed with costs Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – assessment of damages under Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) – whether assessor failed to respond to substantial clearly articulated argument put by insurer – requirement to establish alleged failure amounted to constructive failure to exercise jurisdiction – whether assessor failed to comply with s 126 of the Act – adequacy of reasons Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 62(1)(b), 94, 95(2), 122(3), 126 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: AAI Ltd trading as GIO as agent for the Nominal Defendant v McGiffen [2016] NSWCA 229; 77 MVR 348 AAMI Ltd v Ali [2012] NSWSC 969 Ali v AAI Limited [2016] NSWCA 110; 75 MVR 502 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Cervantes [2012] NSWCA 244; 61 MVR 443 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Habib [2015] NSWSC 1719; 73 MVR 412 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 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; 77 ALJR 1088 IAG Limited v Sleiman [2017] NSWSC 1346; 82 MVR 1 Insurance Australia Limited v O'Shannessy [2015] NSWSC 1047; 72 MVR 1 NRMA Insurance Limited v Mulcahy [2017] NSWSC 1499; 82 MVR 285 Penrith City Council v Parks [2004] NSWCA 201 Rodger v De Gelder [2015] NSWCA 211; 71 MVR 514 Sagacious Procurement Pty Ltd v Symbion Health Ltd [2008] NSWCA 149 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Zahed v IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2016] NSWCA 55; 75 MVR 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA Insurance (plaintiff) Ruth Duran (first defendant) Gary Victor Patterson, in his capacity as a claims assessor of State Insurance Regulatory Authority of NSW (second defendant) State Insurance Regulatory Authority (third defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Gumbert (plaintiff) M Robinson SC, C Thompson (defendants)