Executive

COAT was established at a meeting of Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand heads on 6 June 2002. The following are the current appointed officeholders to the COAT Executive:

  1. Chair: Ms Kay Ransome, Chairperson, Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal (NSW)
  2. Deputy Chair: Ms Patricia McConnell, Principal Tenancy Adjudicator, Tenancy Tribunal (NZ)
  3. Secretary/Treasurer: Mr Denis O'Brien, Principal Member, Migration Review Tribunal / Refugee Review Tribunal (Cth)
  4. Members of Executive:

The Hon Mr Justice John Chaney
President, State Administrative Tribunal (WA)

Ms Anne Coghlan
Deputy President, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

The Hon Judge Kevin O'Connor
President, Administrative Decisions Tribunal (NSW)

Mr Deane Jarvis
Deputy President, Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Convenor of the South Australian Chapter)

Judge Iain Ross
Deputy President, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Ms Debra Rigby
President, Mental Health Tribunal (Tas)

Mr Barry Thomas
President, Mental Health Review Tribunal (Qld)

Dr John Lowndes
Chairperson, Lands, Planning and Mining Tribunal (NT)

Ms Linda Crebbin
General President, ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal

The Hon Justice Kevin Bell
President, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

  1. Public Officer: Mr Andrew Tenni, Director Corporate Services, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
  2. Executive Officer: Mr Andrew Tenni, Director Corporate Services, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

 

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