Victorian WorkCover Authority v Andrews [2005] FCA 94

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Victorian WorkCover Authority v Andrews [2005] FCA 94 WORKERS COMPENSATION – Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) – ss 100, 104, 108, 108A – scheme whereby corporations covered by compulsory State workers compensation may be covered by Commonwealth scheme and exempt from State scheme – administrative law – whether State insurer has right to be heard before decisions are made under Commonwealth scheme – Commonwealth Constitution – s 51(xiv) – whether Commonwealth law invalid as a law "touching or concerning" State insurance.

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