Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Summers v Repatriation Commission [2012] FCAFC 104 Citation: Summers v Repatriation Commission [2012] FCAFC 104
Appeal from: Summers v Repatriation Commission (includes Corrigendum dated 9 January 2012) [2011] FCA 1451
Parties: RONALD JAMES SUMMERS v REPATRIATION COMMISSION
File number: VID 1335 of 2011
Judges: GILMOUR, PERRAM & JAGOT JJ
Date of judgment: 31 July 2012
Catchwords: DEFENCE AND WAR – Veterans' entitlements – special rate pension – whether case of post-traumatic stress disorder pursued before Tribunal – whether Tribunal's treatment of alcohol dependence erroneous – consideration of diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence
Legislation: Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) ss 5D, 13, 24, 120, 120B, 196B Statement of Principles Concerning Alcohol Dependence and Alcohol Abuse (SoP No 1 of 2009) Statement of Principles Concerning Alcohol Dependence and Alcohol Abuse (SoP No 17 of 2008) Statement of Principles Concerning Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (SoP No 5 of 2008)
Cases cited: Birdseye v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2003) 76 ALD 321; [2003] FCAFC 232 cited Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280 cited Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 73 ALD 321; [2003] HCA 26 followed Fogarty v Repatriation Commission (2003) 37 AAR 363; [2003] FCAFC 136 followed Grant v Repatriation Commission (1999) 57 ALD 1; [1999] FCA 1629 cited Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 followed Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth (2010 243 CLR 319; [2010] HCA 41 followed Repatriation Commission v Gorton (2001) 110 FCR 321; [2001] FCA 1194 cited Repatriation Commission v Stoddart (2003) 134 FCR 392; [2003] FCAFC 300 followed Summers v Repatriation Commission [2010] AATA 803 reversed Summers v Repatriation Commission [2011] FCA 1451 reversed Woodward v Repatriation Commission (2003) 131 FCR 473; [2003] FCAFC 160 followed Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th Ed, Text Revision)
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