McTye v Ching Yu Chang by his tutor Leo Alexander Birch

[2025] NSWCA 3

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Torts
2. › Assessment of damages
3. › Motor vehicle accidents
4. › Injury caused by State Transit Authority bus
5. › Whether damages to be assessed under Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Ch 5 or Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW) Pt 4
6. › Transport Administration Act 1988 (NSW), s 121
1. Statutory Interpretation
2. › Scheme regulating awards of damages by reference to two distinct categories
3. › Scope of categories of 'motor vehicle' accidents and 'public transport' accidents
4. › Government bus capable of satisfying each criterion
5. › Whether special or specific category prevails over general category
6. › Generalia specialibus non derogant
7. › Transport Accidents Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 4
8. › Motor Accidents Act 1988 (NSW), ss 68, 69
9. › Transport Administration Act 1988 (NSW), s 121

Quick Take

Damages for injuries caused by State Transit Authority bus accidents occurring after 1 December 2017 are to be assessed under Chapter 5 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), not Part 4 of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW), because STA bus accidents fall within the specific 'public transport accident' category rather than the general 'motor vehicle' category.