Banovich, P. v. The Repatriation Commission [1986] FCA 520

CATCHWORDS °

REPATRIATION - Claim for Special Rate (TPI) pension - Applicant incapacitated by war related disabilities - Applicant forced to retire from employment by employment injury - Whether that injury was caused by war related disability - Relevant date for determining whether economic loss sustained by reason of war related disabilities - Significance of fact that applicant would in any event have

retired prior to date of application for pension.

Repatriation Act 1920, Schedule 2 ' Repatriation Legislation Amendment Act 1985, s.34

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, s.44

Delkou v Repatriation Commission (Full Court of che Federal

Court of Australia, unreported, 17 November 1986), Re

McCartney and Repatriation Commission (1986) 4 AAR 518,

Pringle v Repatriation Commission (AAT, not reported, 11 June

1986), Finkelstein v Repatriation Commission (AAT, not

reported, 30 June 1986), Dell v_ Repatriation Commission (AAT,

not reported, 29 August 1986), Mattson v Repatriation Commission (AAT, not reported, 2 July 1986) Rudyard v Repatriation Commission (AAT, not reported, 18 July 1986) referred to.

NSW G.178 of 1986 PETER BANOVICH v THE REPATRIATION COMMISSIO

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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY No. G.178 of 1986

GENERAL DIVISION

On appeal from the

—_—_—.- Administrative Appeals Tribunal constituted by Deputy President A N Hall

BETWEEN: PETER BANOVICH

Applicant

AND: THE REPATRIATION COMMISSION

Respondent

CORAM: FISHER, BEAUMONT and WILCOX JJ PLACE: SYDNEY DATE: 17 NOVEMBER 1986

MINUTES OF ORDER

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The appeal be dismissed.

2. The appellant pay to the respondent its costs of the

appeal.

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