1 May 2018
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed because the District Court's factual finding that no treatment injury arose from the 29 August 2003 letter was reasonably open on the evidence and the applicant's allegations did not raise any question of law capable of bona fide and serious argument under s162.
4 Apr 2014
Leave to appeal was granted but the appeal was dismissed on the merits: the High Court held the Adjudicator and District Court did consider the contested evidence, properly discounted police reports and equivocal corroboration, reasonably fixed mowing reimbursement at $20 per fortnight and there was no evidential basis for a finding of actual or apparent bias; therefore the conclusions were open on the evidence.
15 Sept 1998
On the evidence, particularly the investigator's observations which went uncontradicted, there was a serious doubt that home help was being provided; the respondent was therefore justified in suspending payments and the original suspension was correct; reinstatement requires a formal reassessment and proof of properly approved helper and receipts.