New South Wales Chapter

 

  • Membership Renewal/Application form [ Word Version ]
  • Constitution of the COAT New South Wales Chapter, including its objects and rules [ Word version ]

 

New South Wales Committee

 

Convenor Anne BrittonSenior Member, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Vice Convenor Malcom SchyvensPresident, Guardianship Tribunal
Treasurer Bruce MacCarthyMember, Refugee Review Tribunal & Migration Review Tribunal
Secretary Belinda CassidyPrincipal Claims Assessor, Claims Assessment and Resolution Service
Committee Judge Kevin O'ConnorPresident, Administrative Decisions TribunalJudge Greg KeatingPresident, Workers Compensation CommissionKay RansomeChairperson, Consumer Trader and Tenancy TribunalSian LeathemRegistrar, Workers Compensation CommissionKatrina HarryNational Registrar, Veterans Review Board

 

 

Contact the New South Wales Chapter

 

  • Telephone the Secretary, Belinda Cassidy on (02) 8268 1488. 

 

COATNEWS

 

Newsletter for members of the Council of Australasian Tribunals New South Wales Chapter Incorporated.

 

 

Whitmore Lecture 

2012

The Hon. Mr Michael Kirby AC CMG will deliver the sixth annual Whitmore lecture on the subject of “The Duty to give reasons revisited”. The lecture is to take place on Thursday 3 May 2012 at 5.30pm in Court 1, Federal Court of Australia, Queens Square Sydney. Members of COAT NSW Chapter attend at no charge. Non-members and guests attend at a cost of $50 or $25 for students. All are welcome. [Flyer] 

2011 

The Hon. Justice Sackville QC AO delivered the fifth Whitmore lecture addressing a paper entitled “The Constitutionalisation of State Administrative Law” [paper]

2010

The Hon. Justice Ruth McColl AO delivered the fourth Whitmore lecture on the topic of “Freedom of Information a new paradigm” [paper]

2009

Professor John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman delivered the third Whitmore Lecture and spoke to the topic of “Can Administrative Law foster good administration” [paper]

2008

The Hon. Justice Garry Downes AM delivered the second Whitmore Lecture and presented a paper entitled "The Tribunal Dilemma: Rigorous Informality"[paper]

2007

Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE delivered the inaugural Whitmore Lecture on the topic of “The Kerr Report: its continuing significant” [paper] 

 

Conferences 

Seventh Annual Conference Friday 7 May 2010 

The Annual Conference of the Council of Australasian Tribunals New South Wales Incorporated was held on Friday 7 May 2010, at the Sydney Room, Menzies Hotel, Wynyard. The theme was "Quality Decision Making". 

  • Conference Program [ PDF version ]
  • Keynote Address: Jurisdiction and Powers of Tribunals: A Question of Statutory Construction, The Hon. Justice John Basten, Judge of Appeal, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of NSW. [ Word version ]
  • Managing Communication in the Hearing Room: Reflections of an Observer, Ms Joanna Kalowski, Judicial Educator & Senior Mediator [ PowerPoint version ]
  • Editing and Proofreading, Mr Michael Wall, Professional Editor [ Word version ]
  • Appeal Proofing Decisions, Ms Anne Britton, Senior Member, Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal [ PowerPoint version ]
  • Appeal Proofing Decisions, Panel Discussion: Justice Stephen Rothman AM; Dr John Griffiths SC and Anne Britton Senior Member, AAT [ Word version ]
  • Handling Complaints about the Conduct of Members of the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal, Denis O'Brien, Principal Member, Commonwealth Migration and Refugee Review Tribunals [ PDF version ]
  • Complaints about the Conduct of Tribunal Members, Ms Di Robinson, President, Guardianship Tribunal of NSW [ PowerPoint version ] 

  

Sixth Annual Conference Friday 22 May 2009 

"Alternative Dispute Resolution and Tribunal Justice" - Program

 

Fifth Annual Conference Friday 23 May 2008 

The Annual Conference of the Council of Australasian Tribunals New South Wales Incorporated was held on Friday 23 May 2008, at the Sydney Room, Menzies Hotel, Wynyard.

 

  • Conference Program, Registration and Membership Application forms [ PDF version ]
  • The appropriate management of difficult situations in Tribunal hearings, The Hon Justice Catherine Branson, Federal Court of Australia [ Word version ]
  • Who is telling the truth? Psychology, common sense and the law, The Hon Justice Peter McClellan, Chief Judge at Common Law, Supreme Court of New South Wales [ Word version ]

 

Dealing with difficulties in the absence of legal representation:

 

  • The hearing process in the absence of legal representation, Ms Suellen Bullock, Director NSW & ACT, Social Security Appeals Tribunal [ PowerPoint version ]
  • The organisational response, Ms Kay Ransome, Chairperson, Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal [ PowerPoint version ]
  • No lawyers and a deluge of documents : the challenge of the hearing rule, Mr Jim Simpson, Presiding Member, Guardianship Tribunal [ PowerPoint version ]

 

Fourth Annual Conference Friday 11 May 2007

 

The Annual Conference of the Council of Australasian Tribunals New South Wales Incorporated was held on Friday 11 May 2007, at the Sydney Room, Menzies Hotel, Wynyard. 

  • Conference Program, Registration and Membership Application forms [ PDF version ]

 

Third Annual Conference Friday 26 May 2006 

The Annual Conference of the Council of Australasian Tribunals New South Wales Incorporated was held on Friday 26 May 2006 at the Sydney Room, Menzies Sydney Hotel, Carrington Street, Sydney. 

  • Conference Program, Registration and Membership Application forms [ PDF version ]

 

Second Annual Conference 13 September 2005 

The Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Council of Australasian Tribunals New South Wales Incorporated was held on Tuesday 13 September 2005 at the Theatrette, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney from 9 am to 5 pm. 

 

Inaugural Conference 28 May 2004