Waterman v Gerling Australia Insurance Co Pty Ltd 64

[2005] NSWSC 1066; 194 FLR 419; (2005) 65 NSWLR 300; 13 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-664

Supreme Court of New South Wales

Australia - New South Wales

21st October, 2005

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City Convenience Leasing Pty Ltd v Boo	[2013] NSWADT 268	Administrative Decisions Tribunal	Australia - New South Wales	26 Nov 2013	AustLII	4
Subway Realty Pty Ltd v Nekon Pty Ltd	[2013] NSWADT 231	Administrative Decisions Tribunal	Australia - New South Wales	17 Oct 2013	AustLII
Chronopoulos v Carossel Pty Ltd	[2010] NSWADT 191	Administrative Decisions Tribunal	Australia - New South Wales	29 Jul 2010	AustLII	6
AWH Pty Ltd v Impact Fertilisers Australia Pty Ltd	[2015] VCC 346	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	22 May 2015	AustLII
Haddad v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd	[2014] NSWDC 132	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 May 2014	AustLII	2
Dwyer & Varga v Berry	[2016] SADC 110	District Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	2 Sep 2016	AustLII	1
Transport Workers' Union of Australia v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd	[2022] FWCFB 36	Fair Work Commission	Australia	26 Apr 2022	AustLII	1
Pty Ltd v Core Building Group Pty Ltd	[2024] FCA 86	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Feb 2024	AustLII
Manhattan (Asia) Ltd v Dymocks Franchise Systems (China) Ltd	[2014] FCA 1143; (2014) 225 FCR 508; (2014) 144 ALD 100	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Oct 2014	AustLII	5
Rawley Pty Ltd v Bell (No 2)	[2007] FCA 583	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Apr 2007	AustLII	3
Allen v Wallace	[2019] NSWCATAP 58	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Appeal Panel	Australia - New South Wales	18 Mar 2019	AustLII	1
M H Investments Aust Pty Ltd v Hurstville City Council	[2015] NSWCATAP 180	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Appeal Panel	Australia - New South Wales	19 Aug 2015	AustLII	2
City Convenience Leasing Pty Ltd v Boo	[2014] NSWCATAP 12	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Appeal Panel	Australia - New South Wales	7 Apr 2014	AustLII	4
Mark Mittag v Lauren Elizabeth Beggs and Alexander John Fawns	[2014] NSWCATCD 101	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Consumer and Commercial Division	Australia - New South Wales	23 Jan 2014	AustLII
Watpac Construction Pty Ltd v The Regulator under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011	[2020] QIRC 187	Queensland Industrial Relations Commission	Australia - Queensland	30 Oct 2020	AustLII	7
Broadway Plaza Investments Pty Ltd v Broadway Plaza Pty Ltd In the matter of Combined Projects (Arncliffe) Pty Ltd	[2020] NSWSC 1778	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	14 Dec 2020	AustLII	12
Pages Property Investments Pty Ltd v Boros	[2020] NSWSC 1270	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Sep 2020	AustLII	9
Midcoast Petroleum Pty Ltd v Keldros Pty Ltd	[2019] NSWSC 970	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 Aug 2019	AustLII	7
Fussell v Deigan	[2018] NSWSC 1419; (2018) 19 BPR 38,755	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Sep 2018	AustLII	5
In the matter of Jobema Pty Ltd	[2018] NSWSC 856	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Jun 2018	AustLII	1
Gupta v Fordham Laboratories Pty Ltd	[2018] NSWSC 551	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 May 2018	AustLII	8
Taouk v Assure (NSW) Pty Ltd	[2017] NSWSC 534	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	4 May 2017	AustLII	7
King v Adams	[2016] NSWSC 1798	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	14 Dec 2016	AustLII	28
Owners – Strata Plan 74602 v Eastmark Holdings Pty Ltd; Eastmark Holdings Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan 74602	[2015] NSWSC 1981	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	24 Dec 2015	AustLII	4
T & DC Pty Ltd v Workforce Clothing Pty Ltd	[2015] NSWSC 1731	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 Nov 2015	AustLII	4
Danckert v Tonkin	[2015] NSWSC 1570	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	23 Oct 2015	AustLII	13
Richard Austin Ell v Stephen Maxwell Ell & Michael Richard Ell	[2014] NSWSC 259	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Mar 2014	AustLII	1
Re International Materials & Technologies Pty Ltd	[2014] NSWSC 168	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	4 Mar 2014	AustLII
Mark Anthony Productions (NSW) Pty Ltd v The University of Sydney Union	[2014] NSWSC 120	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	14 Feb 2014	AustLII
Re Motasea Pty Ltd	[2014] NSWSC 69; (2014) 97 ACSR 589	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	14 Feb 2014	AustLII	24
Camellia Properties Pty Ltd v Wesfarmers General Insurance Ltd	[2013] NSWSC 1975	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	24 Dec 2013	AustLII	8
Craig v Silverbrook	[2013] NSWSC 1687	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	15 Nov 2013	AustLII	61
Re Ledir Enterprises Pty Ltd	[2013] NSWSC 1332; (2013) 96 ACSR 1	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Sep 2013	AustLII	52
Stojanovski v Stojanovski	[2012] NSWSC 1338	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	16 Nov 2012	AustLII	5
Pacific Resources International Pty Ltd v UTI (Aust) Pty Ltd; Brackley Industries Pty Ltd v UTI (Aust) Pty Ltd	[2012] NSWSC 1274	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	25 Oct 2012	AustLII	1
Tranquility Pools & Spas Pty Ltd v Huntsman Chemical Co Australia Pty Ltd	[2011] NSWSC 75	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	25 Feb 2011	AustLII	17
Everest Capital Ltd as Trustee of EBI Income Fund v Trust Co Ltd	[2010] NSWSC 231; (2010) 238 FLR 246; (2010) 77 ACSR 371; 28 ACLC 10-007	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Mar 2010	AustLII	8
Blockbuster Australia Pty Ltd v Karioi Pty Ltd	[2009] NSWSC 1089	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	16 Oct 2009	AustLII	7
Barecall Pty Ltd v Hoban	[2009] NSWSC 1104	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	16 Oct 2009	AustLII	6
Waste Recycling & Processing Corporation v Global Renewables Eastern Creek Pty Ltd	[2009] NSWSC 453	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 May 2009	AustLII	6
Super 1000 Pty Ltd v Pacific General Securities Ltd	[2008] NSWSC 1222; (2008) 221 FLR 427	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	26 Nov 2008	AustLII	23
Wilson v Interhealth Energies Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWSC 1137	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	30 Oct 2008	AustLII	4
Public Trustee v Smith	[2008] NSWSC 397	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 May 2008	AustLII	47
Greenwood v Kingston Properties Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 1108; (2007) 13 BPR 24,943	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	9 Oct 2007	AustLII	1
Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust v Scots Church Development Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 676; (2007) 64 ACSR 31; (2007) 13 BPR 24,969	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Jun 2007	AustLII	19
Howe v Australian International Optimist Dinghy Assoc Inc	[2007] NSWSC 524	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	24 May 2007	AustLII	1
Moratic Pty Ltd v Gordon	[2007] NSWSC 5; (2007) 13 BPR 24,713; [2007] NSW Conv R 56-172; [2007] ANZ Conv R 198; [2007] Aust Contract Reports 90-255	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Jan 2007	AustLII	146
Oliveri Lawyers v Cassegrain Tea Tree Oil Pty Ltd	[2024] NSWCA 74	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	9 Apr 2024	AustLII	3
Ell v Ell	[2015] NSWCA 38	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	6 Mar 2015	AustLII	6
Franklins Pty Ltd v Metcash Trading Ltd	[2009] NSWCA 407; (2009) 264 ALR 15; (2009) 76 NSWLR 603; 4 BFRA 351	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Dec 2009	AustLII	558
Ryledar Pty Ltd v Euphoric Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWCA 65; (2007) 69 NSWLR 603; [2007] Aust Contract Reports 90-254; (2007) 69 NSWR 603	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	20 Apr 2007	AustLII	345
Rolleston Coal Holdings Pty Ltd v ICRA Rolleston Pty Ltd	[2020] QSC 352	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	26 Nov 2020	AustLII	2
Hydrofibre Pty Ltd v Australian Prime Fibre Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2013] QSC 174	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	17 Jul 2013	AustLII	1
Palm Gardens Consolidated Pty Ltd v PG Properties Pty Ltd	[2009] SASC 311	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	1 Oct 2009	AustLII	10
W & R Pty Ltd v Birdseye	[2008] SASC 321; (2008) 102 SASR 477; [2009] ANZ Conv R 9-005	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	26 Nov 2008	AustLII	17
Rae & Partners Pty v Shaw	[2020] TASFC 14	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	22 Dec 2020	AustLII	5
Owners – Units Plan No 1917 v Koundouris	[2014] ACTSC 269	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	28 Oct 2014	AustLII	5
Pty Ltd v Bank of Queensland Ltd	[2015] WASC 434; (2015) 303 FLR 231	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	2 Dec 2015	AustLII	20
Hughes v St Barbara Mines Ltd [No 4]	[2010] WASC 160	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	30 Jun 2010	AustLII	88
Bell Group Ltd (in liq) v Westpac Banking Corporation (No 9)	[2008] WASC 239; (2008) 39 WAR 1; (2008) 225 FLR 1; (2008) 70 ACSR 1; (2008) 70 ASCR 1	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	28 Oct 2008	AustLII	522
Alpha Wealth Financial Services Pty Ltd v Frankland River Olive Co Ltd	[2006] WASC 70; 199 FLR 91	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	19 Apr 2006	AustLII	3
Gebauer Nominees Pty Ltd v Cole	[2006] WASC 57	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	30 Mar 2006	AustLII	4
Owners Corporation PS623721 v Shangri-La Construction Pty Ltd (Building and Property) (Insurance)	[2023] VCAT 502	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	3 May 2023	AustLII	1
Bradfield v QOB Tenancy Pty Ltd (Retail Tenancies)	[2012] VCAT 755	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	6 Jun 2012	AustLII	1

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Insurance Contracts Bill 1984 (Cth)
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth)	s15AA, s15AB
Insurance Contracts Act (Cth)	s59

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court †	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
Public Trustee v Smith	[2008] NSWSC 397	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 May 2008	AustLII	47
Greenwood v Kingston Properties Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 1108; (2007) 13 BPR 24,943	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	9 Oct 2007	AustLII	1
Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust v Scots Church Development Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 676; (2007) 64 ACSR 31; (2007) 13 BPR 24,969	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Jun 2007	AustLII	19
Howe v Australian International Optimist Dinghy Assoc Inc	[2007] NSWSC 524	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	24 May 2007	AustLII	1
Moratic Pty Ltd v Gordon	[2007] NSWSC 5; (2007) 13 BPR 24,713; [2007] NSW Conv R 56-172; [2007] ANZ Conv R 198; [2007] Aust Contract Reports 90-255	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Jan 2007	AustLII	146
Australian Co-operative Foods Ltd v Norco Co-operative Ltd	[1999] NSWSC 274; (1999) 46 NSWLR 267; 45 IPR 228	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Mar 1999	AustLII	40
Oliveri Lawyers v Cassegrain Tea Tree Oil Pty Ltd	[2024] NSWCA 74	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	9 Apr 2024	AustLII	3
Ell v Ell	[2015] NSWCA 38	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	6 Mar 2015	AustLII	6
Franklins Pty Ltd v Metcash Trading Ltd	[2009] NSWCA 407; (2009) 264 ALR 15; (2009) 76 NSWLR 603; 4 BFRA 351	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Dec 2009	AustLII	558
Ryledar Pty Ltd v Euphoric Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWCA 65; (2007) 69 NSWLR 603; [2007] Aust Contract Reports 90-254; (2007) 69 NSWR 603	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	20 Apr 2007	AustLII	345
MK & JA Roche Pty Ltd v Metro Edgley Pty Ltd	[2005] NSWCA 39	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	3 Mar 2005	AustLII	68
Galaxidis v Galaxidis	[2004] NSWCA 111	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	20 May 2004	AustLII	58
Australian Crime Commission v Gray	[2003] NSWCA 318	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	22 Dec 2003	AustLII	46
Rolleston Coal Holdings Pty Ltd v ICRA Rolleston Pty Ltd	[2020] QSC 352	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	26 Nov 2020	AustLII	2
Hydrofibre Pty Ltd v Australian Prime Fibre Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2013] QSC 174	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	17 Jul 2013	AustLII	1
Palm Gardens Consolidated Pty Ltd v PG Properties Pty Ltd	[2009] SASC 311	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	1 Oct 2009	AustLII	10
W & R Pty Ltd v Birdseye	[2008] SASC 321; (2008) 102 SASR 477; [2009] ANZ Conv R 9-005	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	26 Nov 2008	AustLII	17
Rae & Partners Pty v Shaw	[2020] TASFC 14	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	22 Dec 2020	AustLII	5
Owners – Units Plan No 1917 v Koundouris	[2014] ACTSC 269	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	28 Oct 2014	AustLII	5
Flinn v Flinn	[1999] VSCA 109; [1999] 3 VR 712	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	4 Aug 1999	AustLII	156
Pty Ltd v Bank of Queensland Ltd	[2015] WASC 434; (2015) 303 FLR 231	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	2 Dec 2015	AustLII	20
Hughes v St Barbara Mines Ltd [No 4]	[2010] WASC 160	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	30 Jun 2010	AustLII	88
Bell Group Ltd (in liq) v Westpac Banking Corporation (No 9)	[2008] WASC 239; (2008) 39 WAR 1; (2008) 225 FLR 1; (2008) 70 ACSR 1; (2008) 70 ASCR 1	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	28 Oct 2008	AustLII	522
Alpha Wealth Financial Services Pty Ltd v Frankland River Olive Co Ltd	[2006] WASC 70; 199 FLR 91	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	19 Apr 2006	AustLII	3
Gebauer Nominees Pty Ltd v Cole	[2006] WASC 57	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	30 Mar 2006	AustLII	4
Owners Corporation PS623721 v Shangri-La Construction Pty Ltd (Building and Property) (Insurance)	[2023] VCAT 502	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	3 May 2023	AustLII	1
Bradfield v QOB Tenancy Pty Ltd (Retail Tenancies)	[2012] VCAT 755	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	6 Jun 2012	AustLII	1
New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd v Soci é t é des Ateliers et Chantiers de France	[1919] AC 1; [1918-19] All ER 562		United Kingdom	circa 1918	LexisNexis / Westlaw	186
Skywest Aviation Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia	(1995) 126 FLR 61		Australia	circa 1995	Legal Online / Westlaw	23
Ajayi v RT Briscoe (Nigeria) Ltd	[1964] 3 All ER 556; [1964] 1 WLR 1326		United Kingdom	circa 1964	LexisNexis	68
Menzies v Security & General Insurance Co (NZ) Ltd	(1990) 6 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-029			circa 1990		1
Spooner-Kenyon v Yorkshire-General Life Assurance Co Ltd	(1982) 2 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-476			circa 1982		1
State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Heath Outdoor Pty Ltd	(1986) 7 NSWLR 170		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1986	LexisNexis AU	116
Johnson Matthey Ltd v AC Rochester Overseas Corporation	(1990) 23 NSWLR 190		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1990	LexisNexis AU	72
GA Lovell & Sons Pty Ltd & Ziebell v FML Assurance Ltd & Federation Retirement Ltd	(1981) 2 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-464			circa 1981		1
Aetna Life of Australia & New Zealand Ltd v ANZ Banking Group Ltd	[1984] 2 NZLR 718; (1984) 3 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-612		New Zealand	circa 1984	LexisNexis	2
Amalgamated Investment & Property Co Ltd (in liq) v Texas Commerce International Bank Ltd	[1982] QB 84; [1981] 1 All ER 923; [1981] 2 WLR 554; [1982] 1 Lloyds Rep 27		United Kingdom	circa 1982	LexisNexis / Westlaw	413
Rudi ’ s Enterprises Pty Ltd v Jay	(1987) 10 NSWLR 568		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1987	LexisNexis AU	45
Farmers' Mutual Insurance Ltd v Slavich	(1995) 9 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-295			circa 1995		1
McCormick v National Motor and Accident Insurance Union, Ltd	(1934) 40 Com Cas 76		United Kingdom	circa 1934		6
Eslea Holdings Ltd v Butts	(1986) 6 NSWLR 175; (1986) 4 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-738		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1986	LexisNexis AU	79
Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd	(1987) 11 NSWLR 404; 6 ACLC 226; 12 ACLR 609		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1987	LexisNexis AU	424
Ellery v Beck	(1990) 6 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-045			circa 1990		2
Roberts v Security Co Ltd	[1896] UKLawRpKQB 192; (1897) 1 QB 111		United Kingdom	5 Dec 1896	CommonLII	10
Cheall v Association of Professional Executive Clerical and Computer Staff	[1983] 2 AC 180		United Kingdom	circa 1983	LexisNexis / Westlaw	75
Commonwealth v Verwayen	(1990) 170 CLR 390		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1990	Legal Online / Westlaw	6
Woodhouse AC Israel Cocoa Ltd SA v Nigerian Produce Marketing Co Ltd	[1971] 2 QB 23; [1972] AC 741; [1972] 2 All ER 271; [1971] 2 WLR 272		United Kingdom	circa 1971	LexisNexis / Westlaw	159
Wimbush v Rothwell & Tinkler	[1933] NZLR 1167		New Zealand	circa 1933	LexisNexis	1
Newnham v Baker	[1989] 1 Qd R 393; (1988) 5 ANZ Insurance Cases 60-885		Australia - Queensland	circa 1989	LexisNexis AU	10
Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co	[1876] UKLawRpCP 15; (1877) 2 AC 439; (1876) 1 CPD 120; 36 LT 932		United Kingdom	16 Feb 1876	CommonLII	172

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