Barnes v Repatriation Commission [2019] FCA 1685

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Barnes v Repatriation Commission [2019] FCA 1685 Appeal from: Barnes v Repatriation Commission (Veterans' Entitlements) [2017] AATA 1385

File number: VID 1070 of 2017

Judge: KENNY J

Date of judgment: 16 October 2019

Catchwords: VETERANS ENTITLEMENTS – appeal under s 44 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) affirming a decision of the Veterans' Review Board to refuse application for increase to pension at intermediate or special rate – whether Tribunal erred with respect to "the substantial cause" test in s 23(1)(c) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) – whether Tribunal failed in duty to give reasons

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 44 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) ss 23, 23(1)(c), 23(3)(b)

Cases cited: Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 456; 43 FCR 280 Commissioner of Taxation v Osborne (1990) 26 FCR 63; 95 ALR 654 Flentjar v Repatriation Commission (1997) 48 ALD 1; 26 AAR 93 Fox v Repatriation Commission [1997] FCA 176; 45 ALD 317 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; 206 CLR 323 Owen v Repatriation Commission [1995] FCA 607; 59 FCR 93 Re Bowman and Repatriation Commission (1990) 19 ALD 794 Repatriation Commission v Smith (1987) 15 FCR 327 Repatriation Commission v Woodall [2015] FCA 1267; 243 FCR 441 Smith v Repatriation Commission [2014] FCAFC 53; 220 FCR 452 Summers v Repatriation Commission [2015] FCAFC 36; 230 FCR 179 Willis v Repatriation Commission [2012] FCA 399; 202 FCR 323 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak [2013] HCA 43; 252 CLR 480