On 18 September 2020, Australian Government announced re-appointments of 16 members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) comprising 1 full-time senior member, 3 full-time members, and 12 part-time members.
The AAT is an Executive Tribunal that conducts independent merits review of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws. The Migration and Refugee Division of the AAT acts according to substantial justice and the merits of the migration cases, to resolve, in accordance with the law and its own published procedures, applications for review of a primary decision of refusal or cancellation by the Department of Home Affairs.
The Attorney-General, the Hon Christian Porter MP said, “All of the appointees are highly qualified to undertake the important task of conducting merits review of government decisions.”
