Morton and Morton and Anor (SSAT Appeal)

This matter concerned an appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) from a decision of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT). The appeal was brought by Morton and Morton, who sought to challenge a decision made by the SSAT on 9 September 2013.

The primary legal issue before the AAT was whether the SSAT had erred in its determination of the appellant's application. The AAT was required to consider the merits of the SSAT's decision and whether it was made in accordance with the relevant legal principles and legislation governing social security matters.

The AAT found that the SSAT's decision could not stand and that it was necessary to remit the matter back to the SSAT for redetermination. Consequently, the AAT ordered that the decision of the SSAT made on 9 September 2013 be set aside and that the appellant's application be remitted to the SSAT to be determined according to law.