Section 134 — Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024: Proceedings to be conducted in Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area

Reviews of intelligence and security decisions (1) The Tribunal’s powers in relation to a proceeding that relates to an intelligence and security decision are to be exercised in the Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area. Other proceedings involving national security information (2) If the President is satisfied that any other proceeding in the Tribunal would involve national security information, the President may direct that the Tribunal’s powers in relation to the proceeding are to be exercised in the Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area. (3) The President may do so: (a) on application by a party to the proceeding; or (b) on the President’s own initiative. Other proceedings generally (4) To avoid doubt, this section does not limit the President’s power under subsection 196(4) to direct that the powers of the Tribunal in relation to any other proceeding are to be exercised in the Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area.