ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - consideration of what are the reasons for decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal where oral reasons are given at time of decision and are later given in writing pursuant to s 43(2A) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) - consideration of degree of permissible departure in written reasons from oral reasons - held that Tribunal may provide more-elaborate exposition of same reasoning as orally given, and may explain that reasoning differently, but cannot substantially divert from that reasoning - whether Tribunal's written reasons in this proceeding departed to impermissible degree from oral reasons - Tribunal's written reasons did not so depart
SOCIAL SECURITY - applicant for disability support pension - Tribunal had held that applicant warranted 10-point impairment rating of Table 1 of relevant determination - whether Tribunal erred in failing to make findings in terms of the examples given in Table 1 - consideration of nature of assessment of impairment ratings for the purposes of tables in the determination - Tribunal did not err
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - whether Tribunal acted at behest of Job Capacity Assessor and thereby failed to act independently - Tribunal did not so act - whether Tribunal's decision legally unreasonable because predicated on plainly-false factual finding or on disregard of plain fact - factual finding not plainly false; no disregard of plain fact - whether Tribunal erred by failing to deal with clearly-articulated submission upon which strong reliance was put - submission that applicant had been diagnosed with depression, relying upon reference, in evidence submitted by respondent, to such a diagnosis made by psychiatrist - no reference by Tribunal to evidence of diagnosis by psychiatrist - Tribunal did err in failing to deal with submission
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