Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Willis v Repatriation Commission [2012] FCA 399 Citation: Willis v Repatriation Commission [2012] FCA 399
Appeal from: Willis and Repatriation Commission [2011] AATA 67
Parties: PETER ROBERT WILLIS v REPATRIATION COMMISSION
File number: VID 183 of 2011
Judge: BROMBERG J
Date of judgment: 19 April 2012
Catchwords: DEFENCE AND WAR – whether veteran entitled to special rate of pension – s 24(1)(c) and s 24(2) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 – whether failure by Tribunal to provide adequate reasons – content of duty to provide adequate reasons discussed – the interpretation of the "alone test" in s 24(1)(c) discussed – failure by Tribunal to adequately expose its reasoning – appeal allowed.
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 43(2), 44 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 430 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) ss 24, 24(1)(c), 24(2)
Cases cited: Dornan v Riordan (1990) 24 FCR 564 Civil Aviation Safety Authority v Central Aviation Pty Ltd (2009) 253 ALR 263 Roncevich v Repatriation Commission (2005) 222 CLR 115 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 ARM Constructions v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1986) 10 FCR 197 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996)185 CLR 259 Oak Valley (Maralinga) Inc v Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission (1999) 98 FCR 1 Repatriation Commission v Hendy (2002) 76 ALD 47 Our Town FM Pty Ltd v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1987) 16 FCR 465 Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd v Wraith (1983) 48 ALR 500 TelePacific v Commissioner of Taxation (2005) 218 ALR 85 Narbey v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2008) 111 ALD 312 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Cainero (1988) 15 ALD 368 Appellant V324 of 2004 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 259 Hunter v Transport Accident Commission (2005) 43 MVR 130 Carlisle Homes Pty Ltd v Barrett Property Group Pty Limited [2009] FCAFC 31 Alexander v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority [2010] FCA 189 Moorcroft v Repatriation Commission (1999) 58 ALD 143 Cavell v Repatriation Commission (1988) 9 AAR 534 Repatriation Commission v Alexander (2003) 75 ALD 329 Repatriation Commission v Van Heteren (2003) 75 ALD 703 Flentjar v Repatriation Commission (1997) 48 ALD 1 Repatriation Commission v Hendy [2002] FCAFC 424 Repatriation Commission v Smith (1987) 15 FCR 327 Byrne v Repatriation Commission [2001] FCA 1134 Forbes v Repatriation Commission (2000) 101 FCR 50 Repatriation Commission v Butcher [2007] FCAFC 36
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