Rus v Comcare (No 2) [2017] FCA 356

Rus v Comcare (No 2) [2017] FCA 356

Remittal to the Tribunal is limited to reconsideration of Mr Rus's employment status with the Australian Wool Board, to be determined on existing evidence unless proper cause is shown for admitting further evidence, as the Tribunal's error of law did not affect its factual findings.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 April 2017
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Remittal Orders After Appeal Determination
Outcome
Case remitted to the Tribunal for reconsideration without further evidence unless proper cause is shown; respondent to pay applicant's costs.
Legal Topics
['scope of Remittal' 'adducing Further Evidence on Remittal' 'employee Status Determination' 'error of Law by Tribunal' 'costs of Appeal']
['administrative Law' 'employment Law'] ['scope of Remittal' 'adducing Further Evidence on Remittal' 'employee Status Determination' 'error of Law by Tribunal' 'costs of Appeal']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Remittal Orders After Appeal Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether remittal to the Tribunal should be limited to existing evidence regarding Mr Rus's employment status with the Australian Wool Board" "Whether the Tribunal's error of law required admission of new evidence on remittal"]

Ratio Decidendi

Remittal to the Tribunal is limited to reconsideration of Mr Rus's employment status with the Australian Wool Board, to be determined on existing evidence unless proper cause is shown for admitting further evidence, as the Tribunal's error of law did not affect its factual findings.

Court Disposition

Case remitted to the Tribunal for reconsideration without further evidence unless proper cause is shown; respondent to pay applicant's costs.

Orders

  • ['The case be remitted to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal limited to a reconsideration of the question of whether Mr Rus was an employee of the Australian Wool Board for the purposes of s 5 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth).' 'The reconsideration be determined without further...