Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Novosel v Comcare [2017] FCA 722 Appeal from: Novosel and Comcare (Compensation) [2015] AATA 476
File number: ACD 77 of 2015
Judge: PERRY J
Date of judgment: 26 June 2017
Catchwords: COMPENSATION – where applicant sustained work related injury –where Comcare affirmed decision that compensation was not payable for incapacity under s 19, Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) (the SRC Act) – where multiple earlier applications to Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) either withdrawn or determined by consent - whether AAT erred in dismissing application for review of Comcare's determination on ground of abuse of process under s 43B(1)(c), Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) – application dismissed
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth), ss 2A, 33, 34D, 42A, 42B, 43, 44 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth), ss 14, 16, 19, 62, 64, 67 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth), s 5 Judiciary Act 1902 (Cth), s 39B
Cases cited: Australian Postal Corporation v Mowbray [2003] FCA 1258; (2003) 134 FCR 179 Australian Postal Corporation v Oudyn [2003] FCA 318 Bortolazzo v Comcare (1997) 75 FCR 385 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 Casarotto v Australian Postal Commission (1989) 86 ALR 399 Comcare v Grimes (1994) 50 FCR 60 Comcare v Lofts [2013] FCA 1197; (2013) 217 FCR 220 Comcare v Simmons [2014] FCAFC 4 John Holland Group Pty Ltd v Robertson [2010] FCAFC 88; (2010) 185 FCR 566 Lees v Comcare [1999] FCA 753; (1999) 56 ALD 84 Novosel v Comcare [2015] AATA 476; (2015) 66 AAR 549 Plumb v Comcare (1992) 39 FCR 236 Re Quinn v Australian Postal Corporation (1992) 15 AAR 519 Repatriation Commission v Owens (1996) 70 ALJR 904 Ridgeway v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 19 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31; (2008) 235 CLR 286 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Telstra Corporation v Hannaford [2006] FCAFC 87; (2006) 151 FCR 253 Wong v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 242; (2004) 146 FCR 10
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