Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Rossi v Qantas Airways Ltd [2024] FCAFC 144 Appeal from: Rossi v Qantas Airways Ltd (No 4) [2023] FCA 1008
File number: NSD 1080 of 2023
Judgment of: SNADEN, HATCHER AND HORAN JJ
Date of judgment: 13 November 2024
Catchwords: CONTRACTS – appeal from primary judgment refusing relief sought – capacity – deed of settlement – apparent settlement of "all claims" arising from appellant's employment – initial workers' compensation claim – application for deed of settlement to be set aside by reason of being a "handicapped person" at time of settlement – whether appellant incapable by reason of mental infirmity of managing her affairs in relation to the proceeding – consideration of authorities relating to capacity to contract at general law – authorities also relevant to statutory definition of "handicapped person" – whether appellant able to understand effect or general nature of deed of settlement if it had been explained to her – primary judge applied correct test EVIDENCE – admissibility of expert medical evidence
Legislation: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 66A, 79, 136 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 23.13(e), 23.13(f) County Court Act 1958 (Vic) s 78 County Court Rules of Procedure in Civil Proceedings 1999 (Vic)
Cases cited: A v N [2012] NSWSC 354 Aldi Foods Pty Ltd v Moroccanoil Israel Ltd (2018) 261 FCR 301; [2018] FCAFC 93 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2015) 236 FCR 78; [2015] FCAFC 103 Dalle-Molle v Manos (2004) 88 SASR 193; [2004] SASC 102 Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar (2011) 243 CLR 588; [2011] HCA 21 Expectation Pty Ltd v PRD Realty Pty Ltd (2004) 140 FCR 17; [2004] FCAFC 189 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Gibbons v Wright (1954) 91 CLR 423 Goddard Elliott (a firm) v Fritsch [2012] VSC 87 Guthrie v Spence (2009) 78 NSWLR 225; [2009] NSWCA 369 Hanna v Raoul [2018] NSWCA 201 Kanjian Holdings No 1 Pty Ltd v Kanjian [2021] NSWSC 839 Masterman-Lister v Brutton & Co [2003] 3 All ER 162; [2003] 1 WLR 1511; [2002] EWCA Civ 1889 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW (2018) 264 CLR 541; [2018] HCA 30 Moore (a pseudonym) v The King [2024] HCA 30 Owners of Strata Plan No 23007 v Cross [2006] FCA 900 R v Bauer (a pseudonym) (2018) 266 CLR 56; [2018] HCA 40 Rappard v Williams [2013] NSWSC 1279 Re Erdogan's Application: Erdogan v Ekici (2012) 36 VR 579; [2012] VSC 256 Rossi v Qantas Airways Limited (No 2) [2020] FCA 1080 Rossi v Qantas Airways Limited (No 4) [2023] FCA 1008 Scott v Scott [2012] NSWSC 1541 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531; [1979] HCA 9
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