About the seminar series
The Administrative Review Tribunal: what’s been retained from the AAT; what’s new for the ART; and what are the biggest changes for how merits review proceedings are to be conducted.
In this seminar series presented by the Federal Dispute Resolution Section of the Law Council of Australia, legal practitioners will be provided with a comprehensive analysis of the legislation introducing the new federal merits review tribunal to understand what has been retained from the AAT and what new measures are being brought in with the introduction of the ART. Presenters will also address what, in practical terms, is likely to change for how federal external merits review proceedings are to be conducted.
The Administrative Review Tribunal National Seminar Series will be held in the capital of each Australian State in the week commencing Monday, 1 July 2024. Darwin and regional WA will be broadcasted live online.
Peter Woulfe, Chair of the Federal Dispute Resolution Section and Kate Slack, Executive Member of the Federal Dispute Resolution Section, who both have extensive experience appearing in the AAT, will be joined by a judicial Deputy President of the Tribunal to present each seminar in the series. Peter and Kate are both members of the Law Council of Australia’s Federal Administrative Law Reform Working Group who prepared the Law Council’s submission on the Administrative Review Tribunal Bills to Parliament. As a result, they have gained extensive knowledge of Parliament’s proposal for the ART.
Each session will comprise of a 1-hour presentation, followed by a 30-minute Q&A segment. By this format, it is hoped that practitioners will participate in the Q&A discussion and take up the opportunity to ask questions and seek clarification about how matters will be conducted in the ART.
Light refreshments will also be served before each seminar providing attendees with an opportunity to discuss issues concerning the ART with those also practising in the jurisdiction.