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Does a company’s registration sufficiently demonstrate that a Claimant is “an earner”? Alzate v Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA [2023] NSWPICMR 51

On 18 October 2023 the NSW Personal Injury Commission released its decision in Alzate v Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA [2023] NSWPICMR 51. The Claimant in this matter was unemployed on the date of her motor accident and was receiving parenting...

Published by Peter Hunt
23 October, 2023
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The role of medical science within the test of causation

Judgment date: 31 March 2022 Citation: Briggs v IAG Limited t/a NRMA Insurance Jurisdiction: Supreme Court, Wright J Introduction While the relevant tests of causation and the importance of medical science in these tests have been previously delibera...

Published by McCabes News
20 April, 2022
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Federal Jurisdiction – Private CTP insurers not part of the State of NSW

Judgment date: 11 April 2022 Citation: Stanton v Winning [2022] NSWDC 104 Jurisdiction: District Court Introduction The Personal Injury Commission has no power to exercise federal jurisdiction within the meaning of ss 75 and 76 of the Commonwealth Co...

Published by McCabes News
12 April, 2022
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The duty of Medical Assessors and Review Panels to ensure procedural fairness.

Introduction Claimants and insurers alike may utilise section 7.26 of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (‘the Act‘) to refer a medical assessment decision to a panel for review. During such a review, a medical panel has a duty to not o...

Published by McCabes News
29 November, 2021
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Federal Jurisdiction – Is SIRA “the State”?

The Personal Injury Commission has no power to exercise federal jurisdiction within the meaning of ss 75 and 76 of the Commonwealth Constitution. But when does federal jurisdiction arise? Does a minor injury dispute between a resident of Queensland a...

Published by Peter Hunt
7 November, 2021
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The Proper Officer must be careful not to exercise judgment at the expense of applying statutory criteria

Author: Laurette Rizk Judgment date: 6 October 2021 Citation: Oeding-Erdel v Allianz Australia Limited [2021] NSWSC 1264 Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New South Wales, McCallum JA Can the Proper Officer of SIRA lawfully determine applications for re...

Published by McCabes News
17 October, 2021
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What is the extent of the duty of decision makers to address arguments made by a party to a medical dispute? The Supreme Court provides the answer in Stanizzo v AAI Limited t/as GIO.

Author: Stephanie Ibrahim Judgment Date: 26 August 2021 Citation: Stanizzo v AAI Limited trading as GIO [2021] NSWSC 1077 (26 August 2021) Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New South Wales, Adamson J Principles A decision-maker must fairly address the a...

Published by McCabes News
30 August, 2021
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Direct or indirect consequence of a motor vehicle accident; what is the correct test of causation?

Is the correct test of causation whether an alleged injury is a ‘direct consequence of the motor vehicle accident’? The NSW Supreme Court provides the answer in Hunter v NRMA Insurance. Judgment date: 2 June 2021 Citation: Hunter v Insura...

Published by McCabes News
7 July, 2021
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Where the cause of psychological sequelae following an accident changes, so too may the entitlement to damages

When physical symptoms caused by an accident have ceased, do psychological symptoms secondary to those symptoms also cease to be causally related to an accident, and who bears the onus of proof? The NSW Court of Appeal recently explored this issue in...

Published by McCabes News
3 May, 2021
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