Walker and Repatriation Commission (Veterans' entitlements)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application by Mr Walker concerning a decision of the Repatriation Commission. The core of the dispute involved the reviewability of a decision by the Commission, which Mr Walker sought to have considered by the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review the specific decision made by the Repatriation Commission. This question turned on the interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Act, particularly concerning what decisions were amenable to review by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal determined that the decision in question was not one that could be reviewed by the AAT under the Act. Consequently, the Tribunal dismissed Mr Walker's application for lack of jurisdiction, noting that the Commonwealth Ombudsman might be the appropriate body to consider his matter.