Almario v Allianz Australia Workers Compensation (NSW) Insurance Limited; Almario v Allianz Australia Workers Compensation (NSW) Insurance Limited

(2005) 62 NSWLR 148; [2005] NSWCA 19

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Corporations
2. › Deregistered companies
3. › Recovery from insurer
4. › Whether insurer stands in shoes of deregistered company
5. › Whether insurer may raise defences available to company
6. › Whether claimant may seek extension of time against insurer
7. › Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 601AG
1. Limitation of Actions
2. › Statutes of limitation
3. › Barring cause of action or remedy
4. › Whether limitation provision bars remedy only or extinguishes cause of action
5. › Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 151D(2)
1. Statutes
2. › Construction
3. › Purposive approach versus textual approach
4. › Purposive approach preferred when it avoids anomalies and gives rise to equitable result
5. › Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), s 15AA
1. Workers Compensation
2. › Court proceedings for damages
3. › Time limits
4. › Extension of time
5. › Whether extension may be sought against insurer of deregistered employer
6. › Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 151D(2)
7. › Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 601AG

Quick Take

Section 601AG of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) operates so that the insurer of a deregistered company stands in the shoes of the company: the insurer may raise the s 151D(2) time bar defence, but the claimant retains the right to apply for an extension of time against the insurer as if the insurer were the employer. The expiry of the s 151D(2) limitation period does not extinguish the underlying liability for the purposes of s 601AG(a), because s 151D(2) bars only the remedy, not the cause of action.