AAT members and staff undertake a wide range of activities that assist to raise awareness of our role, procedures and activities. They give speeches and are panel members at conferences and seminars, participate in training and other engagement activities, and publish article...
The information in this fact sheet relates to applications in the AAT's Migration & Refugee Division. PDF version (186 KB) We provide a final independent merits review of visa and visa-related decisions made by officers of the Department of Home Affairs (the departmen...
An excerpt from the transcript of the Ceremonial sitting of the Full Court to welcome Justice Kyrou, reproduced with permission of the Federal Court of Australia 28 June 2023 Chief Justice, fellow Judicial Officers, Attorney-General, distinguished guests, friends, family...
Service Charter (PDF, 138 KB) This charter sets out: the AAT's commitments to our users how to give us feedback our contact details. Our service standard We aim to provide a mechanism of review that: is accessible; and is fair, just, economical, informal and qu...
PDF version (47 KB) Paper delivered to the University of Sydney Foundations of Law Lecture, Sydney 27 March 2006 Society and Conflict Nearly all animal interaction, human included, leads to differences or disputes. Human society depends, for its very existence, on th...
19th Annual Administrative Appeals Tribunal National Mooting Competition for law students The Honourable Justice Emilios Kyrou AO, President of the AAT, Senior Member Gina Lazanas and Senior Member Andrew Nikolic adjudicated the Grand Final which was held online on 10 Octobe...
From 15 December, our Sydney Registry is open to people who need to access our services in-person.
It is important to us that you are able to fully participate in the review and present your case. Our processes are informal and user-friendly. You can deal with us directly with little or no assistance if you wish. However, we understand that you may need or want assistan...
It is important to us that you are able to fully participate in the review and present your case. Our processes are informal and user-friendly. You can deal with us directly with little or no assistance if you wish. However, we understand that you may need or want assistan...
Introduction The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is an agency subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). The AAT is required to comply with the FOI Act's Information Publication Scheme (IPS) . The IPS will help promote an open and transparent culture ...
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) provides independent review of decisions made under more than 400 Commonwealth laws. Individuals and organisations can apply to us to review decisions made by Australian Government ministers, departments and agencies and, in limited ...
Tribunal: Member Alison Mercer The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department) cancelled the applicant’s Subclass 457 visa on 12 January 2017. The applicant applied to the AAT for a review of the Department’s decision. The AAT set aside the decision on...
When will I receive the decision? We usually make a decision after conducting a hearing . You will receive our decision at the end of the hearing or in writing at a later date. We might make a decision without conducting a hearing if: we decide we have no jurisdiction to...
When will I receive the decision? We usually make a decision after conducting a hearing . You will receive our decision at the end of the hearing or in writing at a later date. We might make a decision without conducting a hearing if: we decide we have no jurisdiction to...
Change of contact details (Form MR6) [PDF, 419KB]
Tribunal: Member S Trotter The applicant asked the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) to review a decision made by the then Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department) refusing to approve the nomination of a position in Australia.[1] The applicant,...
Audit and Risk Committee The Audit Risk Committee (ARC) provides independent assurance and assists the Registrar with the effective discharge of his responsibilities in the areas of financial and performance reporting, internal control systems, risk oversight and management ...
After you lodge your application We will write to you to confirm that we have received your application: If we have all the information we need to start your review, we will tell you what will happen next. If there is any information missing from your application, we wil...
All personal information we collect is handled in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act). Detailed information about how we handle personal information is contained in our Privacy Policy: AAT Privacy Policy (PDF, 83KB) ...
PDF version (84 KB) Paper presented to the Land and Environment Court Annual Conference 2011, Sydney 5 May 2011 Every court and tribunal exists in its particular context, that peculiar combination of factors that serves to shape an institution's purpose and operations...
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