Ramsay and Secretary, Department of Social Services (Social services second review)

The applicant, Ramsay, sought review of a decision by the Secretary of the Department of Social Services to refuse payment of a Disability Support Pension (DSP). The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was tasked with determining whether the applicant qualified for the DSP.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant met the requirements for DSP qualification under section 94(1) of the relevant Act. This involved assessing whether the applicant's impairments were fully diagnosed, fully treated, and fully stabilised, and whether these impairments attracted 20 or more points on the Impairment Tables.

The Tribunal found that the applicant's conditions were not yet stabilised, as reasonable treatment was still being undertaken. Consequently, the applicant did not satisfy all the necessary criteria stipulated in section 94(1) of the Act for qualification for the DSP. The Tribunal affirmed the original decision.