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of Australian judicial hierarchy. However, the decisions of its review can be reviewed by the
Federal Court of Australia.
The role of AAT are:
 To review decisions passed by the ministers of the Government of Australia, including
the departments and various agencies, and other decisions made by the state government
and other non-governmental agencies.
 It plays the role of the reviewing the decisions in areas of taxation, immigration,
industrial law, bankruptcy, and so on.
 It forms the part of the executive branch of the government.
 While reviewing a decision, it may exercise the powers and discretion of the court that
passed the order which is reviewed by the Tribunal.
 It plays the role of a judicial model4 where the principles of natural justice applied and is
not bound by the Evidence Law.
The three important functions of AAT are:
 Section 43 (1) of the Australian Appeals Tribunals Act explains that the Tribunal can
review the decision and can revise it with the same powers and discretion as that of the
original court which had passed such order5 including the awards of Alternative Dispute
Resolution Systems which are the most common method adopted by the businesses to
solve disputes.
4 Re Becker and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1977) 1 ALD 158 at 161
5 Re Costello and Secretary, Department of Transport (1979) 2 ALD 934 at 943

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