Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015 (60 of 2015)

Schedule 8   Other consequential amendments

Part 1   Consequential amendments

Freedom of Information Act 1982

23   Section 58D

Repeal the section, substitute:

58D Modification of section 42 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

Despite section 42 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, if:

(a) the Tribunal is constituted for the purposes of a proceeding referred to in subsection 58B(1); and

(b) the members disagree about a question of law arising in the proceeding;

the disagreement is to be settled:

(c) if only one presidential member is a Judge - according to the opinion of that member; or

(d) if 2 presidential members are Judges - according to the opinion of the majority of the members; or

(e) if 3 presidential members are Deputy Presidents - according to the opinion of the majority of the members.