Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Comcare v Power [2015] FCA 1502 Citation: Comcare v Power [2015] FCA 1502
Appeal from: Power and Comcare [2015] AATA 471
Parties: COMCARE v SHIREE POWER
File number: ACD 76 of 2015
Judge: KATZMANN J
Date of judgment: 24 December 2015
Catchwords: WORKERS' COMPENSATION — review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal of reconsideration by Comcare of entitlement to compensation of Commonwealth employee under s 62 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) — whether Tribunal misconstrued meaning of "significant degree" in s 5B of the Act ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — appeal from decision of Administrative Appeals Tribunal — question of law —whether Tribunal applied illogical reasoning or made a legally unreasonable decision — whether Tribunal failed to state and apply correct standard of proof —— whether Tribunal misconstrued meaning of "significant degree" in s 5B of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) — whether Tribunal failed to provide reasons for its decision, in breach of s 43(2B) of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth)
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 29, 33(1), 43(1), 43(2B), 44(1), 60(1) Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) ss 5A, 5B, 14, 16, 19, 62, 64
Cases cited: Australian Telecommunications Commission v Treloar (1989) 90 ALR 202 Australian Postal Corporation [2015] FCA 1064 Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw [1956] AC 613 Brackenreg v Comcare (2010) 187 FCR 209 Civil Aviation Safety Authority v Central Aviation Pty Ltd (2009) 179 FCR 554 Comcare v Canute (2005) 148 FCR 232 Comcare v Lees (1997) 151 ALR 647 Comcare v Sahu-Khan (2007) 156 FCR 536 Commonwealth v Borg [1991] FCA 710 Dornan v Riordan (1990) 24 FCR 564 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 24 ALR 577 Dunstan v Comcare [2011] FCAFC 108; 125 ALD 362 Esber v Commonwealth of Australia (1992) 174 CLR 430 Haritos v Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCAFC 92; 147 ALD 265 Julius v Lord Bishop of Oxford (1880) 5 App Cas 214 Kelly v Australian Postal Corporation [2015] FCA 1064 Kennedy v Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2009) 182 FCR 411 North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Ltd v Northern Territory [2015] HCA 41 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 Reitano v Commonwealth of Australia (unreported, Evatt, Northrop and Burchett JJ, 13 December 1985) Repatriation Commission v Holden [2014] FCA 605; 63 AAR 481 Repatriation Commission v O'Brien (1985) 155 CLR 422 Sent v Commissioner of Taxation [2012] FCA 382; 57 AAR 27 Smith v Comcare [2014] FCA 811; 64 AAR 204 Sullivan v Civil Aviation Authority (2014) 226 FCR 555 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Arden [1994] FCA 1239; 20 AAR 285 Treloar v Australian Telecommunications Commission (1990) 26 FCR 316 Wiegand v Comcare Australia (No 2) [2007] FCA 237 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480
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