Friar v Brown [2015] FCA 135

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Friar v Brown [2015] FCA 135 Citation: Friar v Brown [2015] FCA 135

Appeal from: D14-15\074 [2014] SCTA 222 D14-15\075 [2014] SCTA 223

Parties: CHINA MAY FRIAR v MARIAN PATRICIA BROWN (ON BEHALF OF LIAM FRIAR), MARIAN PATRICIA BROWN (ON BEHALF OF CARMICHAEL FRIAR), AMANDA CHANCELLOR (ON BEHALF OF JYDEN BRUMMELL) and SUPERANNUATION COMPLAINTS TRIBUNAL

File numbers: NSD 1146 of 2014 NSD 1147 of 2014

Judge: GRIFFITHS J

Date of judgment: 27 February 2015

Catchwords: SUPERANNUATION – review of a decision of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal – whether Tribunal erred in concluding that the applicant and the deceased did not have an interdependency relationship

Legislation: Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) ss 10, 10A Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993 (Cth) ss 37, 46 Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth) rr 1.04AAAA, 6.22

Cases cited: Board of Trustees of the State Public Sector Superannuation Scheme v Edington [2011] FCAFC 8; (2011) 119 ALD 472 Cameron v Board of Trustees of the State Public Sector Superannuation Scheme [2003] FCAFC 214; (2003) 130 FCR 122 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 322; (1993) 43 FCR 280 Hannover Life Re of Australasia Pty Ltd v Wright [2014] FCA 1163 Hope v Bathurst City Council (1980) 144 CLR 1 Hornsby v Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees (No 1) [2003] FCA 54; (2003) 126 FCR 484 Sharp Corporation of Australia Pty Ltd v Collector of Customs (1995) 59 FCR 6 TNT Skypak International (Aust) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 82 ALR 175 Vetter v Lake Macquarie City Council [2001] HCA 12; (2001) 202 CLR 439 Waterford v Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54 Date of hearing: Heard on the papers