Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Regis Aged Care Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Health [2018] FCA 177 File number: VID 432 of 2017
Judge: MORTIMER J
Date of judgment: 2 March 2018
Catchwords: STATUTES – statutory interpretation of the Aged Care Act 1997 – whether act contains an explicit or implied prohibition on the imposition of certain fees and charges not for the benefit of the care recipient – whether regulatory scheme imposes limitations on freedom to contract – certain fees and charges not for the benefit of care recipient prohibited – applicants' construction rejected.
Legislation: Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth), ss 2-1, 3A-3, 8-1, 9-2, 11-2, 19-2, 25-1, 30-1, 40-1, 41-3, 42-4, 44-1, 44-20, 44-31, 52A-1, 52C-2, 52C-3, s 52E-1, 52F-1, 52F-2, 52F-3, 52F-4, 52F-7, 52G-3, 52J-2, 52J-5, 52J-6, 52J-7, 52K-1, 52M, 52N-1, 52N-2, 53-1, 53-2, 54-1, 55-1, 56-1,56-3, 56-5, 59-1, 63-1, 66-1, 70-3, 72-1, 96-1, 96-5 Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Act 2013 (Cth) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Schedule 2 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 191 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) Fees and Payments Principles 2014 (No. 2) (Cth) Quality of Care Principles 2014 (Cth) User Rights Principles 2014, ss 9, 10, 15 (Cth) Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic), s 26 Residential Tenancies Regulations 2008 (Vic), s 7, Sch 1
Cases cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (Northern Territory) [2009] HCA 41; 239 CLR 27 CGU Insurance Ltd v Blakeley [2016] HCA 2; 259 CLR 339 Fitzgerald v FJ Leonhardt Pty Ltd [1997] HCA 17; 189 CLR 215 Friends of Leadbeater's Possum Inc v VicForests [2018] FCA 178 Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2016] HCA 28; 258 CLR 525 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28;194 CLR 355 Re Bolton; Ex parte Beane (1987) HCA 12; 162 CLR 514 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] HCA 23; 241 CLR 252 Taylor v The Owners - Strata Plan no 11564 [2014] HCA 9; 253 CLR 531 Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd v Marmara [2014] FCAFC 84; 222 FCR 152 Tullamore Bowling & Citizens Club Ltd v Lander [1984] 2 NSWLR 32 Willoughby Retirement Community Association v Frey [2007] NSWSC 613; 212 FLR 104
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