Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 282 — How functions or powers must be performed or exercised
Authorised person must comply with President’s directions (1) In performing or exercising a function or power of the Tribunal, an authorised person must comply with any directions given by the…
Section 283 — Authorisations for Principal Registrar
The President may, in writing, authorise the Principal Registrar to perform or exercise a function or power of the Tribunal if: (a) the President could authorise: (i) a registrar to perform or…
Section 284 — Authorisations for members
(1) The President may, in writing, authorise a member to perform or exercise a function or power of the Tribunal if: (a) the President could authorise: (i) a registrar to perform or exercise the…
Section 285 — Authorisations for registrars
(1) The President may, in writing, authorise a registrar to perform or exercise a function or power of the Tribunal if: (a) the President could authorise a staff member to perform or exercise the…
Section 286 — Authorisations for staff members
The President may, in writing, authorise a staff member to perform or exercise a function or power of the Tribunal if: (a) it is a function or power of the Tribunal under: (i) subsection 21(2)…
Section 287 — Authorisations are subject to conditions
An authorisation by the President under this Subdivision is subject to any conditions specified in the authorisation.
Section 288 — Tribunal may give advisory opinion
If another Act or an instrument made under an Act so provides, the Tribunal may give an advisory opinion on a matter or question referred to it in accordance with the Act or instrument and, for the…
Section 289 — Certain things required to be done in writing may be done electronically
(1) A requirement in any of the following provisions of this Act that a thing be done in writing is taken to have been met if the thing is done by electronic communication (within the meaning of the…
Section 290 — Giving documents
(1) A document or thing that is required or permitted by this Act or any other law to be produced or given to the Tribunal must be produced or given in accordance with the requirements (if any) in:…
Section 291 — Giving documents etc. to decision-maker
When section applies (1) This section applies if the Tribunal or any person is permitted or required under this Act to give a document or thing in relation to a decision to the decision-maker for the…
Section 292 — Calculation of short periods of time
If the period of time for doing anything: (a) under this Act, any other Act or an instrument made under an Act; or (b) in accordance with an order of the Tribunal; in relation to a proceeding in the…
Section 293 — Protection and immunity
Tribunal personnel (1) Each of the following has the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court: (a) a member, in the performance of the member’s duties; (b) the Principal Registrar,…
Section 294 — Legal or financial assistance
Applicants to Tribunal (1) A person who applies, or proposes to apply, to the Tribunal for review of a reviewable decision may apply to the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth for assistance in…
Section 294A — Review of operation of this Act
(1) The Minister must cause to be conducted a review into the operation of this Act and any Act dealing with consequential or transitional matters arising from the enactment of this Act. (2) Without…
Section 294B — Minister and Commonwealth entities to inform Council of action on systemic issues
Within 3 months after the President informs a Minister or Commonwealth entity in writing of a systemic issue related to the making of reviewable decisions that has been identified in the caseload of…
Section 295 — Rules
(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters: (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the rules; or (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed…
Section 296 — Tribunal may charge fees
(1) The Tribunal may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, charge fees in accordance with the rules. (2) The rules may provide for fees to be payable in respect of the following: (a) applications to the…
Section 297 — Regulations
(1) The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters: (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the regulations; or (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for…