Australian Capital Territory Chapter
The ACT Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals was established at a meeting of members of a number of ACT tribunals in Canberra on 3 April 2003. The Chapter comprises approximately 46 members of the ACT AAT, the Commonwealth AAT and a variety of both Commonwealth and ACT licensing, professional registration, consumer protection, social welfare, mental health, tenancy and other tribunals as well as academics, practitioners and other interested persons. Membership is open to any person ordinarily resident in the Australian Capital Territory or the Australian Capital region who is a member of a Tribunal that is a member of the Council or a practitioner, academic, student or other person interested in the work of the Council.
Contact
Mr Michael Peedom
President, ACT Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Presiding Officer
Telephone: (02) 6205 9572
Email: michael.peedom@act.gov.au
Ms Rieteke Chenoweth
Secretary
Telephone: (02) 6295 2342
Email: ritkit@webone.com.au
Lectures and Seminars
One of the Chapter's objectives is to promote lectures, seminars and conferences about tribunals and tribunal practices and procedures.
In October 2003 the ACT Chapter and the Australian Institute of Administrative Law organised jointly a presentation by Professor Genevra Richardson, a leading UK academic and commentator on tribunals, on developments that were occurring with tribunals in the UK following the Leggatt Report.
In November 2003, the Hon Chief Justice Terence Higgins of the ACT Supreme Court and Professor John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman, addressed the ACT Chapter providing their perspectives on the role and function of judicial review of tribunals.
In September 2006, Ms Renee Leon and Judge Kevin O'Connor spoke about the Review of ACT Tribunal Structures.
In August 2007, the Hon Brian Sully QC gave a seminar on Bias in Court/Tribunal proceedings.
In September 2008. a joint lunchtime seminar with the AIAL was held on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Administrative Law. The seminar considered the role of ADR in administrative law disputes, with an introduction and overview by NADRAC member Tom Howe QC, and then commentary about the practical application of ADR techniques and practices from three agency and tribunal practitioners - Dom Sheil (ATO), Alysoun Boyle (ACT AAT) and Jonathan Aleck (CASA).