Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Wheeldon v Repatriation Commission [1999] FCA 1397
VETERANS' AFFAIRS – Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) ("the Act") – claim for pension on the basis that disease and subsequent death war-caused – whether the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ("the Tribunal") erred in finding no reasonable hypothesis linking the veteran's cancer of the oesophagus and his exposure to DDT during operational service – whether the Tribunal was entitled to conclude on the evidence before it that the hypothesis was not reasonable – manner is which Tribunal has regard to expert evidence Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth), ss 13, 120, 120A, 120B Byrnes v Repatriation Commission (1993) 177 CLR 564 Repatriation Commission v Whetton (1991) 31 FCR 513 East v Repatriation Commission (1987) 16 FCR 517 Repatriation Commission v Bey (1997) 79 FCR 364 Repatriation Commission v Owens (1996) 70 ALJR 904 Bushell v Repatriation Commission (1992) 175 CLR 408 Critch v Repatriation Commission (1996) 43 ALD 574 LILLIAN ISOBEL WHEELDON v REPATRIATION COMMISSION NG 952 of 1998 BURCHETT, BRANSON and RD NICHOLSON JJ SYDNEY 12 OCTOBER 1999
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 952 of 1998
ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN: LILLIAN ISOBEL WHEELDON
Appellant
AND: REPATRIATION COMMISSION
Respondent
JUDGE: BURCHETT, Branson AND RD NICHOLSON JJ
DATE OF ORDER: 12 OCTOBER 1999
WHERE MADE: SYDNEY
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
The appeal be dismissed. 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 NG 952 of 1998
ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN: LILLIAN ISOBEL WHEELDON
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