Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Ellison v Comcare [2022] FCA 95 File number: VID 284 of 2020
Judgment of: MURPHY J
Date of judgment: 14 February 2022
Catchwords: WORKERS' COMPENSATION – whether the Administrative Appeals Tribunal erred in determining that it had no jurisdiction to consider a claim for compensation under ss 16 and 19 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) – whether the materials before Comcare in the reconsideration application raised the asserted claim for compensation – appeal allowed – application remitted to the Tribunal for determination according to law
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 43(1), 44 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) ss 4(1), 5A, 5B, 14, 16, 19, 29, 53, 54, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) s 120
Cases cited: Abrahams v Comcare [2006] FCA 1829; 93 ALD 147 Australian Postal Corporation v Hughes [2009] FCA 1057; 111 ALD 579 Benjamin v Repatriation Commission [2001] FCA 1879; 70 ALD 622 Bushell v Repatriation Commission [1992] HCA 47; 175 CLR 408 Chetcuti v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCAFC 98 Comcare Australia v O'Dea [1997] FCA 1409 Comcare v Muir [2016] FCA 346; 150 ALD 321 Comcare v Power [2015] FCA 1502; 238 FCR 187 Ellison v Comcare [2020] AATA 698 Farrell v Comcare [2015] FCA 1337; 148 ALD 527 Frosch v Comcare [2004] FCA 1642 Haberfield v Department of Veterans Affairs as Delegate for Comcare [2002] FCA 1579; 121 FCR 233 Kennedy v Comcare [2014] FCA 82 Leach v Comcare [2021] FCAFC 134 Lees v Comcare [1999] FCA 753; 56 ALD 84 Lodkowski v Comcare [1998] FCA 158; 53 ALD 371 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security [1984] FCA 59; 1 FCR 354 Munswamy v Australian Postal Corporation [2015] FCA 678 Pelgrave v Comcare Australia [2002] FCA 1025 Re Durham and TNT Australia Pty Ltd [2011] AATA 802; 124 ALD 136 Re Muir and Comcare [2015] AATA 612 Reitano v Commonwealth of Australia [1985] FCA 657 Salisbury v Australian Iron and Steel Ltd [1943] WCR (NSW) 97; 44 SR (NSW) 157 Scott v Copenhagen Reinsurance Co (UK) Ltd [2003] EWCA Civ 688; 2 All ER (Comm) 190 Sellick v Australian Postal Corporation [2009] FCAFC 146; 113 ALD 58 Szabo v Comcare [2011] AATA 114 Szabo v Comcare [2012] FCA 28; 126 ALD 469 Szabo v Comcare [2012] FCAFC 129 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Hannaford [2006] FCAFC 87; 151 FCR 253 Teubner v Humble [1963] HCA 11; 108 CLR 491
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