Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Comcare v Chambers [2017] FCA 1014 Appeal from: Chambers v Comcare [2016] AATA 615
File number: NSD 1564 of 2016
Judge: PERRAM J
Date of judgment: 31 August 2017
Catchwords: COMPENSATION – appeal from Administrative Appeals Tribunal – adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety – epileptic and non-epileptic seizures – whether employment contributed to epilepsy to significant degree – whether reasonable administrative action taken in reasonable manner
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 44 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) ss 5A, 5A(1), 5A(2), 5B(1), 5B(1)(b), 5B(3)
Cases cited: Amaca Pty Ltd v Booth [2011] HCA 53; (2011) 246 CLR 36 Amaca Pty Ltd v Ellis [2010] HCA 5; (2010) 240 CLR 111 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Reeve [2012] FCAFC 21; (2012) 199 FCR 463 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332
Date of hearing: 9 February 2017
Date of last submissions: 1 March 2017
Registry: New South Wales
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Employment and Industrial Relations
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 38
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr M Snell
Solicitor for the Applicant: Lehmann Snell Lawyers
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr L Grey with Mr J Mrsic
Solicitor for the Respondent: Turner Freeman Lawyers
ORDERS NSD 1564 of 2016
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