Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Comcare v Muir [2016] FCA 346 Appeal from: Re Muir and Comcare [2015] AATA 612
File number: ACD 102 of 2015
Judge: FLICK J
Date of judgment: 13 April 2016
Catchwords: WORKERS' COMPENSATION – claim for injury – claim resolved by reviewing officer different to claim resolved by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – jurisdiction of Administrative Appeals Tribunal – claim as resolved different to claim made and resolved by reviewing officer – Tribunal lacked jurisdiction PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – lack of utility in remitting application for review where adverse findings preclude claim being granted
Legislation: Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) ss 5A, 14(1), 54(2), 60, 62
Cases cited: Comcare v Lofts [2013] FCA 1197, (2013) 217 FCR 220 Farrell v Comcare [2015] FCA 1337 Gaffey v Comcare [2015] FCA 1024 Lees v Comcare [1999] FCA 753, (1999) 56 ALD 84 Kennedy v Comcare [2014] FCA 82, (2014) 63 AAR 100 Martin v Comcare [2015] FCAFC 169, (2015) 148 ALD 1 Szabo v Comcare [2012] FCAFC 129
Date of hearing: 9 March 2016
Registry: Australian Capital Territory
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 41
Counsel for the Applicant: Ms K Katavic
Solicitor for the Applicant: Sparke Helmore
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