Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (40 of 2024)

Part 8   Members and staff of Tribunal

Division 4   Management of Tribunal

Subdivision C   Leadership of Tribunal

236   Tribunal Advisory Committee

 

(1) The Tribunal Advisory Committee is established by this section.

Membership

      

(2) The Tribunal Advisory Committee consists of:

(a) the President; and

(b) the Principal Registrar; and

(c) the jurisdictional area leaders; and

(d) such other members or staff members as are nominated in writing by the President.

      

(3) The President is the Chair of the Tribunal Advisory Committee.

Functions

      

(4) The Tribunal Advisory Committee has the following functions:

(a) to promote the Tribunal's objective in section 9;

(b) to promote the training, education and professional development of members;

(c) to oversee the caseload of the Tribunal;

(d) to review the performance of the Tribunal, including its financial performance;

(e) to oversee trends and patterns across, and systemic issues arising in, the jurisdictional areas;

(f) to advise the President and the Principal Registrar on any matter relating to the above functions;

(g) to advise the President on any matter relating to the code of conduct, the performance standard or the practice directions;

(h) to do anything incidental to the performance of the above functions.

      

(5) In performing the functions of the Tribunal Advisory Committee, the members of the Committee (other than a member of the Committee who is a Judge) must have regard to any views expressed by stakeholders.

      

(6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the matter relates to a particular proceeding in the Tribunal.

Meetings

      

(7) The President must convene such meetings of the Tribunal Advisory Committee as are necessary for the performance of the Committee's functions.

      

(8) The President must preside at all meetings at which the President is present.

      

(9) If the President is unable to attend a meeting, the President must nominate another member of the Tribunal Advisory Committee to preside at the meeting.