Where a vehicle stops at the scene of an accident and the injured person is physically capable of recording the registration number, failure to do so because of a desire to attend a business appointment will not satisfy the 'due inquiry and search' requirement under s 34(1) of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW). A claim for loss of earning capacity by a professional practitioner based on reduced networking ability must be supported by objective evidence of diminished earnings or work, not mere assertion. A pedestrian who emerges from between gridlocked vehicles onto a clear lane without looking towards oncoming traffic is contributorily negligent.
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