Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Comcare v Farrell [2016] FCAFC 115 Appeal from: Farrell v Comcare [2015] FCA 1337; (2015) 148 ALD 527
File number: ACD 140 of 2015
Judges: JAGOT, BROMBERG AND MURPHY JJ
Date of judgment: 16 September 2016
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – whether the primary judge erred in concluding that the Tribunal failed to make a critical finding of fact about the respondent's "permanent impairment"– whether the Tribunal misconstrued s 24 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth)
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 44(1), 43(2B) Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) ss 4(1), 5A(1)(b), 14, 14(1), 24, 24(1), 24(2), 24(5), 54
Cases cited: Broadhurst v Comcare [2010] FCA 1034; (2010) 189 FCR 561 Canute v Comcare [2006] HCA 47; (2006) 226 CLR 535 Farrell and Comcare [2015] AATA 268 Farrell v Comcare [2015] FCA 1337; (2015) 148 ALD 527 Fellowes v Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission [2009] HCA 38; (2009) 240 CLR 28 Lees v Comcare [1999] FCA 753; (1999) 56 ALD 84 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Newport v Australian Postal Corporation [2015] FCAFC 194 Whittaker v Comcare [1998] FCA 1099; (1998) 86 FCR 532
Date of hearing: 11 August 2016
Registry: Australian Capital Territory
Division: General Division
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