Hot Topics in Commonwealth Compensation

The Commonwealth Compensation and Employment Law Committee will be hosting a seminar session on 30 April 2010 at the offices of DLA Phillips Fox at 140 William Street in Melbourne from 9.30 am to 1 pm.


The session will be chaired by President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, His Honour Justice Garry Downes.

Each of these areas will be addressed by specialists prominent in the field of Commonwealth compensation. Presentations will reflect applicant and respondent perspectives.

Program

Challenges to Comcare’s Guide to the Assessment of Permanent Impairment Second Edition

  • Ben Mason, National Practice Group Leader, Slater & Gordon, Melbourne
  • Ben Dube, Partner, Sparke Helmore, Brisbane


The “Reasonable Administrative Action” Exclusion – or, Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad

  • Lazarus Dobelsky, Special Counsel, DLA Phillips Fox, Melbourne
  • Joe Lenczner, Owen Dixon Chambers, Melbourne

The Tribunal’s Jurisdiction in Relation to Compensation Decisions – A Hypothetical

  • Peter Woulfe, Partner, DibbsBarker, Canberra
  • Peter Hanks QC, Joan Rosanove Chambers, Melbourne
  • John Wallace, Douglas Menzies Chambers, Melbourne

 

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