Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Dixon v Repatriation Commission [1999] FCA 582
VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS – Claims of generalised anxiety disorder allegedly arising out of experiences during applicant's service visit to Vietnam – Appeal from Administrative Appeals Tribunal – Tribunal accepted there was material before it pointing to a hypothesis connecting applicant's generalised anxiety disorder with his service in Vietnam – Question whether hypothesis was reasonable – Tribunal held evidence was unsatisfactory and therefore hypothesis not reasonable – Whether Tribunal failed to give adequate reasons for its decision – Whether Tribunal erred in law in application of s120(3) of Act. Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, s120
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, s43(2B) ALBERT CLYDE WILLIAM DIXON v REPATRIATION COMMISSION NG1447 of 1998 WILCOX J SYDNEY 7 MAY 1999
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG1447 of 1998
BETWEEN: ALBERT CLYDE WILLIAM DIXON
Applicant
AND: REPATRIATION COMMISSION
Respondent
JUDGE: WILCOX J
DATE OF ORDER: 7 MAY 1999
WHERE MADE: SYDNEY
THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal dated 3 December 1998 be set aside. 2. The matter be remitted to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for redetermination according to law. 3. The respondent, Repatriation Commission, pay the costs of the proceeding incurred by the applicant, Albert Clyde William Dixon.
Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG1447 of 1998
BETWEEN: ALBERT CLYDE WILLIAM DIXON
Applicant
AND: REPATRIATION COMMISSION
Respondent
JUDGE: WILCOX J
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