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The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was an Australian tribunal that conducted independent merits review of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws of the Australian Government. The AAT reviewed decisions made by Australian Government ministers, departments and agencies, and in limited circumstances, decisions made by state ...
The AAT was established in 1975, [3] to conduct an independent merits review of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws. The AAT can 'stand in the shoes of the original decision maker' and reconsider the decision using whatever information is brought before it or available to it. [4]
These proposals were put into practice with the passing of a package of federal statutes: the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, [1] the Ombudsman Act 1976, [2] the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, [3] and the Freedom of Information Act 1982. [4] Some of those have since been replicated in states and territories.
In a 2011 seminar, the then President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Garry Downes wrote that, of the reforms of administrative law in the 1970s and 1980s, (including the establishment of the Federal Court, the Commonwealth Ombudsman, and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal) the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act was the most ...
The ART was established by the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 and commenced operations on 14 October 2024. The intention of creating the ART was to do so in response to recommendations by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee report on the performance and integrity of the administrative review system, published in March 2022. [8]
The Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales (ADT) was established in 1997 and was replaced in 2014 by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). It did not have general jurisdiction, but had various jurisdictions conferred by particular statutes.
The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal was established via the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008, which took effect on 2 February 2009. [3]The tribunal took over the work of several existing tribunals and boards, including the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Small Claims Court, Discrimination Tribunal, Guardianship and Management of Property Tribunal, Mental Health Tribunal ...
The Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) was an Australian quasi-judicial tribunal established in 1975 and made a division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in July 2015. [1] The SSAT was established on 10 February 1975 to review decisions made under the Social Services Act 1947. [2] Its predecessor were various state-based bodies. [3]