Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Ascic v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2017] FCA 585 File number: WAD 595 of 2016
Judge: BARKER J
Date of judgment: 29 May 2017
Catchwords: SOCIAL SECURITY – application for extension of time – primary judge dismissed appeal from decision of Tribunal rejecting applicants' claims for disability support pension and carer payment under Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) – whether payments received by applicant characterised as "compensation" within meaning of Act – primary decision not attended by sufficient doubt – application dismissed
Legislation: Commonwealth Employees' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1988 (Cth) Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1971 (Cth) Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) s 131, s 126(4) Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) ss 17, 1173(1), 1173(2) Cases cited: Ascic v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2016] FCA 1122
Date of hearing: 12 May 2017
Registry: Western Australia
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 28
Counsel for the Applicants: The First Applicant appeared in person on behalf of the applicants
Counsel for the Respondent: Ms B Rayment
Solicitor for the Respondent: Mills Oakley Lawyers
ORDERS WAD 595 of 2016
BETWEEN: MARKO ASCIC First Applicant
ANA ASCIC Second Applicant
AND: SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Respondent
JUDGE: BARKER J DATE OF ORDER: 29 MAY 2017
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