Comcare v Martinez (No 2) [2013] FCA 439

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Comcare v Martinez (No 2) [2013] FCA 439 Citation: Comcare v Martinez (No 2) [2013] FCA 439

Parties: COMCARE v MARIA MARTINEZ

File number: ACD 90 of 2012

Judge: ROBERTSON J

Date of judgment: 17 May 2013

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – appeal from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – Commonwealth workers compensation – statutory construction – injury "does not include a disease, injury or aggravation suffered as a result of reasonable administrative action taken in a reasonable manner in respect of the employee's employment" – whether concurrent causes each within the proviso – whether error of law in making certain findings of fact – misconstruing statute – adequacy of reasons – whether denial of procedural fairness

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 43, 43(2), 43(2B) and 44 Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1982 (Cth) s 6(1) Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) ss 5A, 5B, 14

Cases cited: Bropho v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2004) 135 FCR 105 Civil Aviation Safety Authority v Central Aviation Pty Ltd (2009) 179 FCR 554 Collins v Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2007) 163 FCR 35 Comcare v Broadhurst (2011) 192 FCR 497 Comcare v Etheridge (2006) 149 FCR 522 Commissioner of Taxation v Raptis (1989) 89 ATC 4994 Hart v Comcare (2005) 145 FCR 29 Keen v Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Corporation (1998) 71 SASR 42 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 Nufarm Australia Ltd v Dow AgroSciences Australia Ltd (No 2) (2011) 282 ALR 24 Pfizer Pty Ltd v Birkett [1999] FCA 1778 Polo/Lauren Company LP v Ziliani Holdings Pty Ltd (2008) 173 FCR 266 Re Georges and Telstra Corporation Ltd [2009] AATA 731 Robert Bosch (Aust) Pty Ltd v Secretary, Dept of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (2012) 206 FCR 92 Secretary, Department of Social Security v Cooper (1990) 26 FCR 13