Tribunals leadership: Your Views on the Reform of the Office of Senior President of Tribunals

Overview

The organisation responsible for overseeing the leadership of tribunals provides guidance and support to the judiciary. Over time, various initiatives have been undertaken to foster closer collaboration among courts and tribunals (referred to as the 'One Judiciary' program) and shape a modern justice system.

To further strengthen the concept of One Judiciary, there is a proposal to reconfigure the existing leadership structure. The intention is to integrate the current independent office into the overall judicial framework, with a unified leadership under the direction of the highest judicial authority. This would ensure that judges from both courts and tribunals are part of a single judicial structure. The reconfigured office would continue to preserve the independent exercise of responsibilities related to specific tribunals.

This consultation follows a joint commitment made by relevant authorities to explore the creation of a unified leadership structure.

This survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete

Who do we want to hear from?

This consultation seeks views from any stakeholders interested in the key features of the new federal administrative review body. This may include:

• AAT staff and members 
• migration and refugee stakeholders (refugee advocates, migration agents)
• people with disability, disability advocates and disability service providers 
• veterans and veterans’ advocacy and support groups
• social security recipients and welfare rights advocates
• tax advisors and practitioners
• worker’s rights and workplace health and safety groups
• legal practitioners and peak legal bodies, including Legal Aid Commissions, Community Legal Centres, and Bar Associations 
• academics.

Publishing responses

You can submit your response under your name or anonymously. We will publish responses after the consultation period, provided the author consented, and there is no potential legal issue with publishing the submission.

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