Department of Defence v West
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Court | Federal Court |
| Neutral Citation | 1998-0731 FCA A |
| Date | 1998 |
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5 cases
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Ascic v Comcare
...December 1988, referring to guidance as those principles are found in the decision of the Full Court in Department of Defence v West (1998) 85 FCR 491 (Merkel J, O'Connor J agreeing) and the principles summarised in Maida at [28]. The summary from Maida is useful:In effect, in this matter, ......
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Former AFP officer not entitled to compensation for psychological condition sustained in 1987
...the fact that the injury occurred prior to its commencement. The Full Court of the Federal Court found in Department of Defence v West (1988) 85 FCR 491 that the progression or gradual worsening of an impairment will not constitute a new impairment, unless there is a change in the underlyin......