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SHIRE OF CORANGAMITE v TRANSPORT ACCIDENT COMMISSION3 VR 304

Ormiston, Charles and Buchanan JJA·22 Dec 1999·9p·

Negligence - Highways, streets and roads - Nonfeasance - Misfeasance - Liability of local council.

Accident compensation - Transport accident - Benefits - Loss of earning capacity - Statutory indemnity in favour of Transport Accident Commission against wrongdoer - Amendment extending indemnity - Whether applicable to payments made in respect of accident occurring before amendment - Statutes - Interpretation - Amendment - Whether retrospective - Transport Accident Act 1986 (No. 111) ss. 49 104 - Transport Accident (General Amendment) Act 1994 (No. 84) s. 11 - Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (No. 10096) s. 14(2)(e).

Transport Accident Commission v Lanson and Another3 VR 250

[2001] VSCA 84·(Court of Appeal) Winneke ACJ, Phillips and Charles JJA·6 Jun 2001·29p·

Accident compensation - Transport accident - Benefits - Death benefits - Statutory indemnity in favour of Transport Accident Commission against wrongdoer - Whether indemnity applicable to payments of death benefits for deaths occurring before 19 May 1998 - Statutes - Interpretation - Amendment - Whether retrospective - Transport Accident Act 1986 (No 111) ss 93 104 - Transport Accident (General Amendment) Act 1994 (No 84) ss 10 42 - Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 1998 (No 34) s 15 - Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (No 10096) s 14(2).

Transport Accident Commission v Salcedo8 VR 276

[2003] VSCA 226·(Court of Appeal) (2003) Phillips, Batt and Buchanan JJA·23 Dec 2003·12p·

Accident compensation - Transport accident - Benefits - Disability service - Attendant care - Hospital in-patient - Care provided by parent - Overlap with "hospital service" - Whether compensable - Transport Accident Act 1986 (No 111) ss 3 23 60

Accident compensation - Transport accident - Benefits - Rehabilitation service - Long-term accommodation - Paraplegic victim - Special needs - Additional bedroom - Increased rental costs - Whether compensable - Whether "accommodation support" - Transport Accident Act 1986 (No 111) ss 3 23 60

Transport Accident Commission v Hogan41 VR 112

[2013] VSCA 335·(Court of Appeal) (2013) Redlich and Priest JJA and Macaulay AJA·27 Nov 2013·16p·

Accident compensation - Transport accident - Benefits - Entitlement - Ancillary services - Rehabilitation - Application for compensation by way of purchase of quad bike - Transport Accident Commission - Power to fund purchase of motor vehicle - Scope - Purchase of quad bike as provision of rehabilitative service - Whether service must be subject to structured programme - "Rehabilitative service" - "Aid" ... "appliance", or "apparatus" - "Motor vehicle" - Transport Accident Act 1986 (No 111) ss 60(3) (3A) - Road Safety Act 1986 (No 127)