Repatriation Commission v Warren [2007] FCA 866

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Repatriation Commission v Warren [2007] FCA 866

VETERAN'S AFFAIRS – appeal from a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – disability pension – claim for pension for post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol dependence – operation of Statement of Principles and ss 120, 120A, 196B of the Veterans' Entitlement Act 1986 (Cth) – whether respondent suffers an injury or disease – whether necessary for decision-maker to have regard to the definition of the injury or disease in the applicable Statement of Principles – function and application of Statement of Principles and DSM-IV – whether Tribunal entitled to act upon a concession – whether insufficiency of evidence to permit finding – inconsistency of evidence. Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 44 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) ss 9, 13(1)(b), 120, 120A, 196B(2)

Benjamin v Repatriation Commission (2001) 70 ALD 622 Cited Fogarty v Repatriation Commission [2003] FCAFC 136 Cited Kuswardana v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1981) 35 ALR 186 Cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 Cited Nation v Repatriation Commission [No 2] (1993) 18 AAR 273 Cited Perpetual Trustee Company (Canberra) Limited v Commissioner for Australian Capital Territory Revenue (1994) 50 FCR 405 Considered Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty Ltd v Salmond and Spraggon (Aust) Pty Ltd (1978) 139 CLR 231 Cited Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte S20/2002 (2003) 198 ALR 59; [2003] HCA 30 Cited Repatriation Commission v Budworth (2001) 116 FCR 200 Cited Repatriation Commission v Codd [2005] FCA 888 Cited Repatriation Commission v Cooke (1998) 90 FCR 307 Cited Repatriation Commission v Deledio (1998) 83 FCR 82 Applied Repatriation Commission v Gosewinckel (1999) 59 ALD 690 Considered Repatriation Commission v Hill (2002) FCAFC 192; 69 ALD 581 Cited REPATRIATION COMMISSION v MICHAEL ANTHONY WARREN QUD 298 OF 2006