Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
O'Dowd v Repatriation Commission [2013] FCA 991 Citation: O'Dowd v Repatriation Commission [2013] FCA 991
Appeal from: O'Dowd v Repatriation Commission [2012] AATA 789
Parties: PETER DAVID O'DOWD v REPATRIATION COMMISSION
File number: VID 1057 of 2012
Judge: MARSHALL J
Date of judgment: 1 October 2013
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – veterans' entitlements – review of decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – whether the Tribunal erred in deciding the applicant did not suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder – war-causation aspect of the Tribunal's decision not challenged on appeal – application dismissed.
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 44 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 s 5D
Cases cited: Guy v Repatriation Commission [2005] FCA 562 Hoskins v Repatriation Commission (1991) 32 FCR 443 Repatriation Commission v Bawden (2012) 206 FCR 296 Repatriation Commission v Budworth (2001) 116 FCR 200 Repatriation Commission v Warren (2007) 95 ALD 606; [2007] FCA 866 Woodward v Repatriation Commission (2003) 131 FCR 473
Date of hearing: 20 September 2013
Place: Melbourne
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 43
Counsel for the Applicant: Ms L Martin
Solicitor for the Applicant: Williams Winter
Counsel for the Respondent: Ms C Dowsett
Solicitor for the Respondent: Australian Government Solicitor
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