Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment (Review of Decisions) Bill 2004
First Reading
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment (Review of Decisions) Bill 2004
First Reading
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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment (Review of Decisions) Bill 2004
No. , 2004
(Mr Rudd)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, and for related purposes
Contents
1 Short title 1
2 Commencement 1
3 Schedule(s) 1
Schedule 1--Amendment of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 2
A Bill for an Act to amend the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment (Review of Decisions) Act 2004.
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
The
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
1 Subsection 27(1) Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(1) Where this Act or any other enactment (other than the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979) provides that an application may be made to the Tribunal for a review of a decision, the application may be made:
(a) by or on behalf of any person or persons (including the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth) whose interests are affected by the decision; or
(b) by a member of Parliament.
2 After subsection 27(1)
Insert:
(1A) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b):
member of Parliament means a member of:
(a) the Parliament of the Commonwealth: or
(b) the Parliament of a State; or
(c) the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory; or
(d) the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.