Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Dring v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2021] FCAFC 50 Appeal from: Dring v Telstra Corporation Limited [2020] FCA 699
File number: VID 398 of 2020
Judgment of: FLICK, RANGIAH AND WIGNEY JJ
Date of judgment: 9 April 2021
Catchwords: COMPENSATION – claimant falls on wet floor – whether injury arising in course of employment – injury suffered during period of stay at hotel – place at which injury occurred – injury not connected to employment ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – appeal from Administrative Appeals Tribunal – question of law
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 44 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) ss 5A, 14 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) s 4
Cases cited: Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Brown v Repatriation Commission (1985) 7 FCR 302 Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280 Comcare v PVYW [2013] HCA 41, (2013) 250 CLR 246 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 46 FLR 409 Drenth v Comcare [2012] FCAFC 86, (2012) 128 ALD 1 FCFY v Minister for Home Affairs (No 2) [2019] FCA 1990 Hatzimanolis v ANI Corporation Ltd (1992) 173 CLR 473 Hope v The Council of the City of Bathurst (1980) 144 CLR 1 Humphrey Earl Ltd v Speechley (1951) 84 CLR 126 Kavanagh v The Commonwealth (1960) 103 CLR 547 Kowalski v Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission [2010] FCAFC 10, (2010) 114 ALD 8 Lifestyle Investments 1 Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2020] VSC 397 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Orr v Cobar Management Pty Ltd (2020) 383 ALR 352; [2020] NSWCCA 220 Re Dring and Telstra Corporation Limited [2018] AATA 3149 Soliman v University of Technology, Sydney [2012] FCAFC 146, (2012) 207 FCR 277 The Australian Gas Light Company v The Valuer-General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 126 Westrupp v BIS Industries Limited [2015] FCAFC 173, (2015) 238 FCR 354
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