Administrative Adjudications in Australia That Are Mainly Governed by the AAT

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Executive Summary
This research study is based upon the administrative adjudications in Australia that
are mainly governed by the AAT. These tribunals have attained great legality as per the
recent legislation. The primary purpose of this research study is to provide an overview of the
AAT that is being functioned in Australian governance and an essential aspect in the delivery
of the judgment regarding the laws of the Commonwealth administrative powers. Further,
this paper analyses the statements and the assumptions as per McCabe’s and argue over the
fact that the situation is typically correct about the AAT present and the past scenario. This
research study also provides a high rated supervision efficiently despite the limitations of the
Tribunal.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.......................................................................................................1
Introduction....................................................................................................................3
Nature of AAT...............................................................................................................4
Background....................................................................................................................5
Structure of the Administrative Appeal Tribunal...........................................................6
Jurisdiction.....................................................................................................................7
Role and Responsibilities...............................................................................................8
Human Rights and Merits review..............................................................................8
Procedural Fairness....................................................................................................9
Effectiveness and Achievements....................................................................................9
Conclusion....................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Since the creation of the Administrative Appeal Tribunal in 1975 following the ‘Kerr
Committee Report’, the Tribunal has performed this role to some extent; however, the notion
that the AAT provides higher-level guidance to the executive is based on some questionable
assumptions and will not be accurate in all instances. AAT pursuing a judicial model of
decision-making is that the circulated details of the AAT members can and do provide a
normative effect on government decision-makers, which is beneficial to the entire system of
Government. “This paper will explore those assumptions and discuss whether or not
McCabe’s position is mostly true of the AAT, whether now or in the Tribunal’s past. The first
paragraph will detail the nature of the AAT’s role as described by McCabe. Following this,
whether the AAT provides higher-level guidance effectively will be discussed as well as any
inadequacies or limitations of the AAT in Australian merits review. The possible counter-
arguments will then be assessed in the last paragraph. Administrative tribunals (AAT), are
referred as the juries that provide the distinct rights, in order to provide a proper
administrative structure of the justice tend to operate in by the customary courts along with
the wider scope for the public administration supporting the judicial administration.”
In present times Australia, the need for the development in the administrative
structure of the Government was required along with the emergence of the commonwealth
administrative Appeals Tribunal starting from the mid of 1970. From that time onward, it was
various prevalent states and the territories of Australia that resulted in the emergence of
VCAT in Victoria, SAT in Western parts of Australia ad ADT in New South Wales. These
tribunals were responsible for regulating the flow of justice in essential areas. New tribunals
comprise a vital part of society1. The concept of the Tribunals is not new as it emerged from
1 Tribunal, Administrative Appeals, and SA FORGIE. "Administrative Appeals Tribunal." (2015)