Administrative Review Tribunal Takes Over for Administrative Appeals Tribunal in Many Laws
Statute Law Amendment (Administrative Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025
Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent
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Introduced by: The Hon Jenny Aitchison MP (ALP); The Hon John Graham MLC (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Alister Henskens LIB
“Unfortunately, although nothing within the Statute Law Amendment (Administrative Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 is objectionable in itself, its very existence is a complete abuse of parliamentary process.”
Jason Li ALP
“I speak in debate on the Statute Law Amendment (Administrative Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025. The bill performs a necessary function in ensuring that New South Wales legislation remains consistent with recent changes at the Commonwealth level.”
David Saliba ALP
“I speak in support of the Statute Law Amendment (Administrative Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025, which makes consequential amendments to relevant legislation to remove references to the abolished Administrative Appeals Tribunal for consistency with Commonwealth legislation. The Commonwealth Government abolished the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on 14 October 2024.”
Hugh McDermott ALP
“I speak in support of the Statute Law Amendment (Administrative Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025. I thank the Hon. John Graham, MLC, Special Minister of State, and his department for the preparation of the bill. The bill makes an important amendment to support the Commonwealth Government’s abolition of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal [AAT].”
Anna Watson ALP
“I am sorry that the member for Wahroonga and shadow Attorney General does not agree with the way the bill has been drafted, but nonetheless I thank him. I also thank the member for Strathfield, the member for Fairfield and the member for Prospect.”
News articles and press releases
Statute Law Amendment (Administrative Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025
The Hon. JOHN GRAHAM, Minister for Transport — 2025-02-20
The bill will support the Commonwealth Government’s abolition of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and establishment of a new Federal administrative review body, named the Administrative Review Tribunal. The Administrative Review Tribunal conducts independent reviews of administrative decisions made by Commonwealth government agencies, departments and Ministers under more than 400 Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments.