Category: Administrative Law
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Submitting appearance may not avoid costs order
Administrative review of a “minor injury” dispute under the Motor Accident Injuries Act — costs of a submitting appearance by the insurer. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — judicial review — jurisdictional error — gateway function requiring President to consider whether there was reasonable cause to suspect material error in medical assessment — whether assessor not accepting medical…
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Administrative law: what a medical panel knows
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – claim under Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) following motor accident – assessment by medical review panel of degree of permanent impairment – application for judicial review – whether error of law on the face of the record – whether jurisdictional error – no error of law on the face of the…
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ICAC: Jurisdictional Facts?
Knightsbridge North Lawyers Pty Limited v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2018] NSWSC 387 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) – decision to hold public inquiry – ICAC Act 1988 (NSW), s 31 – decision to investigate matters – ICAC Act 1988 (NSW), s 20 – no jurisdictional error – prerequisites…
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Administrative review: re-assessment of medical certificate in MACA context
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – motor vehicle accident – review of certificate of medical assessment review panel – Panel not advised by Authority of appellant’s objection to assessment without re-examination – appellant not re-examined – whether constructive failure to exercise statutory function ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – motor vehicle accident – review of…
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Scope of orders available on judicial review
In the exercise of the Court’s supervisory jurisdiction, the Court is not limited to granting only that kind of relief which might have been available under the prerogative writs. The Court can make an order not merely quashing the determination of the court below, but making in its place the only order available in law,…
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Administrative law: The role of a medical assessor
AAI Limited v State Insurance Regulatory Authority of New South Wales (formerly the Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales) [2016] NSWCA 368 On its proper construction the MAC Act does not require a medical assessor to make a determination as to what elements of an incident involving a motor vehicle during which a person…
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NSW Court of Appeal: appeal books
In place of order (5) made on 5 July 2016 (but not entered) the Court makes the following order: (5) Order that the appellant’s solicitor – (a) not charge his client with more than 50% of the costs and disbursements associated with preparing the Blue appeal books; (b) to the extent that such costs or disbursements have already…