Bomford and Australian Postal Corporation (Compensation)

The Australian Postal Corporation sought to set aside a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal concerning a compensation claim made by Mr. Bomford. The dispute centred on whether the Australian Postal Corporation had a present liability to pay compensation to Mr. Bomford for an injury to his left knee, in addition to an accepted compensation claim for his right knee. The core question was whether the injury to the left knee occurred at the same time as the injury to the right knee.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal was required to determine whether Mr. Bomford had sustained an injury to his left knee at the same time as his accepted injury to his right knee, and consequently, whether the Australian Postal Corporation had a present liability to pay compensation for that left knee injury.

The Deputy President, A G Melick, AO SC, reviewed the decision of the Tribunal. While the specific reasoning for setting aside the decision is not detailed in the provided text, the fact that the decision was set aside indicates that the Tribunal's finding regarding the present liability for the left knee injury was found to be erroneous. The outcome was that the Tribunal's decision was set aside.