Zurich Insurance PLC v Koper

[2022] NSWCA 128

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Constitutional Law (Cth)
2. › Legislative power
3. › External affairs power
4. › Whether s 51(xxix) capable of supporting law as to service of process in New Zealand
5. › Whether read down by reference to s 51(xxiv)
6. › Constitution, s 51(xxiv), s 51(xxix)
1. Constitutional Law (Cth)
2. › The judiciary
3. › Chapter III
4. › Federal jurisdiction
5. › Negative implication
6. › Whether Commonwealth Parliament can confer non-federal jurisdiction on State courts
7. › Whether provisions concerning personal jurisdiction engage Chapter III
8. › Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth), ss 9, 10
1. Constitutional Law (Cth)
2. › Melbourne Corporation doctrine
3. › Whether Commonwealth law imposing special disability or burden on State courts
4. › Whether argument could be raised for first time on appeal without factual foundation
1. Private International Law
2. › Jurisdiction
3. › Personal jurisdiction
4. › Service outside Australia
5. › Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth)
6. › Whether service pursuant to ss 9 and 10 generated personal jurisdiction over New Zealand defendant in New South Wales
7. › Distinction between personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction and federal jurisdiction

Quick Take

Third-party claimants can rely on the TTPA to establish personal jurisdiction over New Zealand defendants under the Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Act 2017 (NSW), even where the underlying claim has no connection to New South Wales and does not involve federal jurisdiction.