South Australian Chapter
- Membership Application Form for the COAT South Australian Chapter [ Word version ]
Annual fee for 2008/09 - $20. - Constitution of the COAT South Australian Chapter, including its objects and rules [ Word version ]
- Report by the retiring foundation Convenor, Pat Patrick of the activities of the SA Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals - 18 October 2007 [ Word version ]
South Australian Committee
| Convenor | Mr Deane Jarvis |
| Deputy Convenor | Ms Lyn Gillfillan |
| Treasurer | Mr Peter Martin |
| Secretary | Mr Grant Gilbert |
| Committee | Mrs Pat Patrick Ms Lesley Hastwell Mr Robert Park Ms Jenny Russell Ms Megan Fender |
Contact the South Australian Chapter
- Telephone the Secretary, Grant Gilbert on (08) 8391 1500.
Previous Events
General Meeting and address by John McMillan (Commonwealth Ombudsman) and Ken McPherson (State Ombudsman) on "How Ombudsmen and Tribunals work alongside each other - Administrative Law Review" was held on Thursday 29 May 2008.
Federal Court Justice Bruce Lander addressed over 50 members on Thursday 21 February 2008 at a General Meeting on the subject "Evaluating Expert Evidence". The paper is available for download.
On the occasion of the inspection of the new Federal Courts complex, and a talk on 'concurrent evidence' to some 30 members and guests of the SA Chapter on Thursday May 11 2006.
(Dr Jonathan Phillips, His Honour Justice Bruce Lander, and from the SA Chapter, Mr Deane Jarvis and Mrs Pat Patrick.)
The second meeting of the SA Chapter of COAT was held on Thursday 23 June 2005 at 5.30 pm in the Council Room of the Law Society of South Australia, 124 Waymouth Street Adelaide. Dr Michael Wood addressed the meeting on "Dealing with Difficult or Aggressive Litigants and Witnesses in Tribunal Hearings and Complaints Committees".
The first meeting of the SA Chapter of COAT was held on Thursday 10 March 2005 at 5.30pm in the Council Room at the Law Society of South Australia. The Hon. John von Doussa, QC, President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission addressed the meeting on "Natural Justice Issues in a Tribunal Hearing".
Chapter Launch
(Mr Deane Jarvis, Deputy President AAT, Hon. Justice Garry Downes AM, President AAT and National Chairman of COAT, Mrs Pat Patrick, Presiding Member Residential Tenancies Tribunal, Mr Robert Park, Guardianship Board and member of COAT Steering Committee and Mr Peter Martin, Chiropractors Board of SA.)
On Tuesday 24 August 2004 40 people representing 17 different Commonwealth and State Tribunals attended a meeting addressed by the Hon. Justice Garry Downes AM, President Administrative Appeals Tribunal and current National Chairman of COAT. Justice Downes spoke about the COAT objectives and the current work being done by COAT to develop a model practice manual for use in the induction and continuing professional development of all Tribunal Members. The speech is available for download.
The meeting then resolved to establish an SA Chapter of COAT. At this stage a Convener of the Chapter has not been appointed but 8 of those present at the meeting have volunteered to join a steering committee.
Membership of the Chapter is open to any Member of a Tribunal that is a Member of COAT, practitioners, academics, students and other persons interested in the work of COAT. The steering committee shall keep all of those who attended the meeting on 24 August 2004 and those who sent an apology informed of future meetings of COAT.