Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Dunkerley v Comcare [2015] FCA 392 Citation: Dunkerley v Comcare [2015] FCA 392
Appeal from: Dunkerley and Comcare [2014] AATA 381
Parties: ULLA-MAIJA DUNKERLEY v COMCARE
File number: ACD 45 of 2014
Judge: PERRAM J
Date of judgment: 27 April 2015
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – whether any errors of law disclosed by Tribunal's preference of evidence of medical opinion to medical certificates accompanying claim form or Tribunal's finding that a prior injury no longer relevant PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – relevance of model litigant obligations
Legislation: Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) ss 5A(2), 54, 57
Cases cited: Croker v Commonwealth [2011] FCAFC 25 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Hannaford (2006) 151 FCR 253 Tarrant v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2015) 317 ALR 328 Wiegand v Comcare Australia [2002] FCA 1464
Date of hearing: 13 April 2015
Place: Canberra
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 28
Counsel for the Applicant: The applicant appeared in person
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr P Woulfe
Solicitor for the Respondent: DibbsBarker
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION ACD 45 of 2014
BETWEEN: ULLA-MAIJA DUNKERLEY
Applicant
AND: COMCARE
Respondent
JUDGE: PERRAM J DATE OF ORDER: 27 APRIL 2015 WHERE MADE: Sydney (heard in CANBERRA)
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