Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
O'Sullivan v P&O Maritime Services Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 47 Appeal from: O'Sullivan and P & O Maritime Service Pty Ltd (Compensation) [2016] AATA 865
File number(s): WAD 495 of 2016
Judge(s): MCKERRACHER J
Date of judgment: 2 February 2017
Catchwords: WORKERS' COMPENSATION – injury in course of employment - whether the applicant is an Employee within the terms of s 4(4) of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 (Cth) – whether injury establishes an essential causal connection to previous employment ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - objection to competency – whether the applicant failed to disclose or identify a question of law – whether the grounds of appeal relate to a 'decision'
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 44(1) Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 (Cth) ss 3, 4(4), 79
Cases cited: Guse v Comcare (1997) 49 ALD 288 Haritos v Commissioner of Taxation (2015) 233 FCR 315 O'Sullivan v P & O Maritime Services Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 969 Rana v Repatriation Commission (2011) 196 FCR 137 Yao v Secretary, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [2010] FCA 18
Date of hearing: 29 November 2016
Date of last submissions: 15 December 2016
Registry: Western Australia
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Employment & Industrial Relations
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 34
Counsel for the Applicant: The Applicant appeared in person
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