Hogno v Repatriation Commission [2010] FCA 1044

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Hogno v Repatriation Commission [2010] FCA 1044 Citation: Hogno v Repatriation Commission [2010] FCA 1044

Appeal from: Re Hogno and Repatriation Commission [2010] AATA 306

Parties: DENNIS HOGNO v REPATRIATION COMMISSION

File number: NSD 591 of 2010

Judge: FLICK J

Date of judgment: 24 September 2010

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – reasons of Tribunal to be adequately explained – questions of law – reasons of the Tribunal to be read in a balanced and fair manner – findings of fact VETERANS' AFFAIRS – reasonable hypothesis incapacity is war-caused – need for satisfaction beyond reasonable doubt that hypothesis is to be rejected – entitlement to special rate of pension – substantial cause of incapacity

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth), s 44 Legislation: Federal Court Rules, O 53 r 3(2) Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth), ss 14, 19, 24, 120

Australian Postal Corporation v Hughes [2009] FCA 1057, 111 ALD 579, cited Australian Telecommunications Corporation v Lambroglou (1990) 12 AAR 515, followed Baljas v Repatriation Commission [2009] FCA 171, cited Banovich v Repatriation Commission (1986) 69 ALR 395, cited Birdseye v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2003] FCAFC 232, 38 AAR 55, applied Birtles v Repatriation Commission (1991) 33 FCR 290, cited Black v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] FCAFC 189, cited Brown v The Repatriation Commission (1985) 7 FCR 302, cited Brown v Repatriation Commission [2006] FCA 914, followed Bushell v Repatriation Commission (1992) 175 CLR 408, considered Byrne v Repatriation Commission [2007] FCAFC 126, 242 ALR 620, considered Byrnes v Repatriation Commission (1993) 177 CLR 564, applied Commissioner of Taxation v Trail Bros Steel & Plastics Pty Ltd [2010] FCAFC 94, followed Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60, cited Forbes v Repatriation Commission [2000] FCA 328, 101 FCR 50, applied Giesen v Repatriation Commission [2005] FCA 846, 87 ALD 347, cited Cases cited: Hall v Repatriation Commission [2007] FCA 2021, followed Hogno and Repatriation Commission, Re [2010] AATA 306, affirmed Hussain v Minister for Foreign Affairs [2008] FCAFC 128, 169 FCR 241, cited Inco Ships Pty Ltd v Finlay Murdoch Hardman [2007] FCA 1138, 167 FCR 294, cited Kowalski v Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission [2010] FCAFC 10, 114 ALD 8, cited Leane v Repatriation Commission [2003] FCA 889, cited Leane v Repatriation Commission [2004] FCAFC 83, 81 ALD 625, cited Magill v Repatriation Commission [2002] FCA 744, cited Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259, applied Price Street Professional Centre Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2007] FCAFC 154, 67 ATR 544, cited Repatriation Commission v Deledio (1998) 83 FCR 82, considered Repatriation Commission v Van Heteren [2003] FCA 888, 75 ALD 703, cited Seymour v The Migration Agents Registration Authority [2007] FCAFC 76, 45 AAR 370, followed SZBYR v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] HCA 26, 235 ALR 609, cited TNT Skypak International (Aust) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 82 ALR 175, 88 ATC 4279, 19 ATR 1067, cited Tunks v Repatriation Commission [2008] FCA 521, 102 ALD 274, distinguished Van Ewijk v Repatriation Commission [2004] FCA 17, cited