Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Cook v Thales Australia Limited [2012] FCA 777 Citation: Cook v Thales Australia Limited [2012] FCA 777
Appeal from: Cook v Thales Australia Limited [2012] AATA 222
Parties: HAYDN COOK v THALES AUSTRALIA LIMITED (ACN 008 642 751), TEENA COOK and COMCARE
File number: VID 359 of 2012
Judge: GORDON J
Date of judgment: 20 July 2012
Catchwords: STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – Commonwealth employees' compensation – death claim – dependent spouse and partially dependent son – meaning of "for the benefit of all of those dependants" - Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth), s 17(3)
Legislation: Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971 (Cth) Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth)
Cases cited: Dunstone v Ferrari [1926] VLR 155 at 159 Fernance v Walker Bros (1966) 67 SR (NSW) 14 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Re Ranck and Australian Overseas Telecommunications Corporation (1993) 17 AAR 299 Commonwealth, Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, 27 April 1988, 2191 (Brian Howe, Minister for Social Security)
Date of hearing: Determined on the papers
Date of last submissions: 17 July 2012
Place: Melbourne
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
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