Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Comcare v O'Connell [2013] FCA 111 Citation: Comcare v O'Connell [2013] FCA 111
Appeal from: O'Connell and Comcare [2012] AATA 532
Parties: COMCARE v O'CONNELL
File number(s): ACD 68 of 2012
Judge: JAGOT J
Date of judgment: 21 February 2013
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – questions of law – inferences – whether findings reasonably open – adequacy of reasons
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1977 (Cth) Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth)
Cases cited: Hope v Bathurst City Council (1980) 144 CLR 1 Holloway v McFeeters (1956) 94 CLR 470 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; ex parte Applicant S20/2002 (2003) 198 ALR 59; Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuiness (2000) 49 NSWLR 262; [2000] NSWCA 29 Tisdall v Webber (2011) 193 FCR 260; [2011] FCAFC 76
Date of hearing: 15 February 2013
Place: Canberra
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 38
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr T Howe SC with Ms EJ Godtschalk
Solicitor for the Applicant: Dibbs Barker
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr T Thawley SC with Mr A Anforth Solicitor for the Respondent: Capital Lawyers
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION ACD 68 of 2012 ON APPEAL FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
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