The Attorney-General has announced the reappointment of 4 members
The AAT membership consists of the President and other members appointed as Deputy Presidents, Senior Members or Members. The Governor-General appoints AAT members to make decisions on applications for merits review. Members have expertise in areas such as accountancy, aviat...
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal is committed to meeting public expectations of integrity, accountability, independence, transparency and professionalism in relation to gifts and benefits accepted by Tribunal staff and members in the course of their official duties. The T...
The AAT Registrar recently outlined, before a Senate committee, the remuneration arrangements we have in place for part-time members.
PDF version (54 KB) Address to the Annual Conference of the New South Wales Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals, Sydney 13 September 2005 Welcome to this, the second annual Conference of the New South Wales Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals...
The AAT President has issued a statement outlining her commitment to ensuring the safety of AAT workplaces.
PDF version (43 KB) Paper delivered to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law, National Administrative Law Forum, Canberra 15 June 2007 Introduction On 1 July last year, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. A commemorative...
The Hon. Justice Deirdre O'Connor Paper delivered to the 2nd International Conference on Administrative Justice, Quebec 17 - 20 June 2001 INTRODUCTION Australia has a system of administrative review that is, in many ways, an example of world's best practice. However, the...
PDF version (46 KB) Address to the Annual Conference of the New South Wales Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals 26 May 2006 Introduction I am very pleased to be speaking to you at this Third Annual Conference of the New South Wales Chapter of the Council...
The AAT manages our workload in the following divisions: Freedom of Information Division General Division Migration & Refugee Division (including the Immigration Assessment Authority ) National Disability Insurance Scheme Division Security Division Small Business Ta...
Functions and powers The AAT's principal function is to conduct independent merits review of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws. We review decisions made by Australian Government ministers, departments and agencies and, in limited circumstances, decisions ...
At the commencement of our estimates hearing, Sian Leathem, Registrar, delivered an opening statement to share highlights from 2017-18 financial year from our recent annual report. Senators then questioned the Registrar and senior officers about a range of questions relat...
The purpose of this Annual Report is to inform the Attorney-General, the Parliament, Tribunal users and the general public about the performance of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal during the period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. The 2015-16 Annual Report can be downloade...
PDF version (48 KB) Address to the Victorian Commercial Bar Association - Public Law Section This document provides a brief summary of some of the major changes made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (AAT Act) and related Acts by the Administrative Appe...
PDF version (46 KB) Address to the Victorian Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals 23 May 2005 This document provides a brief summary of some of the major changes made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (AAT Act) and related Acts by the Admi...
PDF version (68 KB) Speech delivered at a general Meeting of the South Australian Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals 14 August 2007 Introduction Thank you for inviting me to speak at this general meeting of the South Australian Chapter of the Council. I...
Role and general purpose Established in compliance with section 45 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and PGPA Rule section 17 – Audit committee for Commonwealth entities, the general purpose and role of the Audit and Risk Committe...
President’s overview Justice Kerr The 2015-16 financial year was the 40th year of operation of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and also the first since we merged with the former Migration Review Tribunal (MRT), Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) and Social Securit...
The AAT was established by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 and commenced operations on 1 July 1976. On 1 July 2015, the Migration Review Tribunal, Refugee Review Tribunal and Social Security Appeals Tribunal were amalgamated with the AAT in accordance with the ...
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