The tribunal will be replaced with a new “merit-based” body, following persistent criticism by Labor that it is stacked with Coalition appointees.
The federal government has announced the scrapping of the controversial Administrative Appeals Tribunal after Labor persistently criticised it as being stacked with Coalition appointees.
The tribunal includes former West Australian Liberal MP and state attorney-general Michael Mischin, former NSW Liberal MP and state minister Pru Goward, and former federal Liberal MPs Jane Prentice and Andrew Nikolic. Recent appointments include four former WA Liberal state MPs: Mischin, Peter Katsambanis, Michael Francis and Michael Sutherland.
He said the overhaul would include spending $63.4 million to recruit 75 more tribunal members over two years to resolve the backlog of cases hindering the tribunal, and more money to streamline the case management system.“Over the coming months, the Commonwealth government will consult on the design of the new body and we intend to introduce legislation to establish it next year,” Dreyfus said. “Importantly, current staff of the AAT will transition to the new body as part of the reform.
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