Howes v Comcare [2015] FCA 1078

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Howes v Comcare [2015] FCA 1078 Citation: Howes v Comcare [2015] FCA 1078

Appeal from: Howes and Comcare [2015] AATA 39

Parties: ROSEANNE HOWES v COMCARE

File number(s): ACD 15 of 2015

Judge(s): GRIFFITHS J

Date of judgment: 7 October 2015

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – review of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ('AAT') affirming the respondent's decision to refuse the applicant reimbursement for the cost of a breast reduction under s 16 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) – whether the AAT failed to deal with the applicant's case as put and whether any such error was material

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 2A, 33(1)(c), 44 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) ss 4, 16(1)

Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australian Postal Corporation v Hughes [2009] FCA 1057; (2009) 111 ALD 579 Bridges v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1647; (2001) 114 FCR 456 Chowdhary v Comcare [1998] AATA 448 Comcare v Watson [1997] FCA 149; (1997) 46 ALD 481 Gilkinson v Repatriation Commission [2011] FCAFC 133; (2011) 197 FCR 102 Haritos v Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCAFC 92; (2015) 322 ALR 254 Munswamy v Australia Postal Corporation [2015] FCA 678 NADR v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 361 Osland v Secretary to the Department of Justice (No 2) [2010] HCA 24; (2010) 241 CLR 320 R v JS [2007] NSWCCA 272; (2007) 230 FLR 276 Thiele v Commonwealth [1990] FCA 123; (1990) 22 FCR 342