Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Comcare v Dalgleish [2018] FCA 2092 File number: VID 997 of 2017
Judge: MURPHY J
Date of judgment: 21 December 2018
Catchwords: WORKERS' COMPENSATION – interpretation of transitional provisions in s 124 of Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) – whether transitional provisions preserve entitlements in respect of specific heads or amounts of loss or damage – where conceded that Tribunal erred in applying previous version of Act – findings of fact pursuant to s 44(7) of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) – whether cushioned running shoes constitutes "medical treatment" for the purposes of compensation under s 16 and either s 4(1)(f) or s 4(1)(h)
Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) Commonwealth Employees Compensation Act 1930 (Cth) Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971 (Cth) Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991 (Cth) Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2004 (Cth) Workers Compensation Act 1958 (Vic) Workers' Compensation Act 1926 (NSW)
Cases cited: Brennan v Comcare (1994) 50 FCR 555 Comcare v Levett (1995) 60 FCR 14 Comptroller-General of Customs v Vestas-Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd (2015) 236 FCR 499; [2015] FCAFC 185 Dalgleish v Comcare [2017] AATA 1325 Esber v the Commonwealth (1992) 174 CLR 430 GC Wood & Son (Australia) Pty Ltd v Cullen [1991] 2 VR 214 Heffernan v Comcare (2014) 218 FCR 1; [2014] FCAFC 2 Johnston v Commonwealth (1982) 150 CLR 331 at 342 Lacey v Attorney-General (Qld) (2011) 242 CLR 573; [2011] HCA 10 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Repatriation Commission v Hawkins (1993) 45 FCR 205 Schlenert v Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation (1994) 49 FCR 139 Solution 6 Holdings Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (2004) 60 NSWLR 558; [2004] NSWCA 200 Thiele v Commonwealth (1990) 22 FCR 342; [1990] FCA 123 Thomas v Ferguson Transformers Pty Ltd [1979] 1 NSWLR 216 Wilson v Wilson's Tile Works Pty Ltd (1960) 104 CLR 328
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