Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
Workers' Compensation - Commonwealth employees ~- Employee on temporary transfer from his usual place of employment - Recurrence of herpetic keratitis of the left eye - Whether employment a contributing factor to recurrence of disease.
Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971, s.29
THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA v. CHRISTOPHER JOHN O'GRADY
Neaves J. 23 May 1986
Canberra
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION
No. ACT G 3 of 1985
ON APPEAL FROM THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
BETWEEN: THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Applicant AND: CHRISTOPHER JOHN 0' GRADY
Respondent
MINUTE OF ORDER
JUDGE MAKING ORDER : Neaves J. DATE OF ORDER : 23 May 1986 WHERE MADE Canberra
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
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The decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal given on 24 December 1984 be set aside.
The determination of the delegate of the
Commissioner for Employees' Compensation made on 8 February 1983 be restored.
There be no order as to costs.
Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
No. ACT G 3 of 1985 DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
BETWEEN: THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Applicant AND: CHRISTOPHER JOHN 0'GRADY
Respondent CORAM: Neaves J. DATE: 23 May 1986
REASONS F'OR JUDGMENT
The Commonwealth of Australia ("the applicant") has appealed to the Court from a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, constituted by a senior member, given on 24 December 1984 setting aside a determination made by a delegate of the Commissioner for Employees' Compensation on 8 February 1983 and, in lieu thereof, determining that Christopher John O'Grady ("the respondent") had suffered a recurrence of an eye disease (herpetic keratitis) to which his employment by the applicant was a contributing factor and that the respondent was
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