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[2020] NSWSC 492
Supreme Court of NSW
2020-05-05
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Judgment
Background
The law
The Guidelines
The insurer's submissions
The decision of the claims assessor
Judicial review generally
Grounds of judicial review
Ground 1 - Failure to have regard to the insurer's submissions
Ground 2 - Inadequacy of reasons
Appropriate remedy
The result
Costs
The Court declares that: 1. The decision of the third defendant dated 29 July 2019 in CARS matter number 2018/12/3355 is vitiated by jurisdictional error.
The Court makes an order: 1. In the nature of certiorari removing into the Court the decision of the claims assessor in CARS matter number 2018/12/3355 and quashing that decision.
The Court further orders that: 1. CARS matter number 2018/12/3355 is remitted to the second defendant to be allocated to a different claims assessor for re-determination according to law. 2. There is no order as to costs.
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IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance
Alaskari
(2012) 63 MVR 1
(2014) 86 NSWLR 214
(2013) 252 CLR 480
(2016) 75 MVR 1
(2013) 65 MVR 312