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STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2004


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      What it means to bring or conduct proceeding vexatiously
            
   5.      Enabling Act prevails
            
   6.      Crown bound
            
   7A.     Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Part 2 applies

   PART 2 -- The State Administrative Tribunal  

   7.      Tribunal established
            
   8.      Tribunal’s jurisdiction
            
   9.      Main objectives of Tribunal
            
   10.     Tribunal to operate throughout State
            
   11.     Who constitutes Tribunal
            
   12.     Contemporaneous exercise of Tribunal’s jurisdiction

   PART 3 -- Jurisdiction of the Tribunal

           Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

   13.     Sources of jurisdiction
            
   14.     Kinds of jurisdiction

           Division 2 -- Original jurisdiction  

   15.     What comes within original jurisdiction
            
   16.     Exercising original jurisdiction

           Division 3 -- Review jurisdiction

              Subdivision 1 -- General provisions  

   17.     What comes within review jurisdiction
            
   18.     Exercising review jurisdiction
            
   19.     Relationship of statutory right of review to judicial review

              Subdivision 2 -- Information about reviewable decision  

   20.     Notice of decision and right to have it reviewed to be given by decision-maker
            
   21.     Statement of reasons for decision, request for etc.
            
   22.     Tribunal may order decision-maker to provide reasons
            
   23.     Exceptions to what has to be provided
            
   24.     Decision-makers to give Tribunal reasons etc. for decisions being reviewed

              Subdivision 3 -- The review  

   25.     Effect of review proceedings on decision being reviewed
            
   26.     After review commenced, decision-maker’s powers restricted
            
   27.     Nature of review proceedings
            
   28.     Government policy, when Tribunal to consider
            
   29.     Tribunal’s powers in review jurisdiction
            
   30.     Decision-maker to assist Tribunal
            
   31.     Tribunal may invite decision-maker to reconsider decision

   PART 4 -- Tribunal’s procedures

           Division 1 -- Introduction  

   32.     Practice and procedure, generally
            
   33.     Practice notes
            
   34.     Directions for conduct of proceedings
            
   35.     Obtaining information from third parties
            
   36.     Who are parties to proceedings
            
   37.     Intervening in proceeding
            
   38.     Joining person as party to proceeding
            
   39.     Representation in proceedings
            
   40.     Tribunal may appoint representative or guardian
            
   41.     Interpreters

           Division 2 -- Preliminary procedures  

   42.     Commencing proceeding
            
   43.     Fee for commencing proceeding
            
   44.     Tribunal may reject application or accept it conditionally
            
   45.     Who has to be given copy of application
            
   46.     Dismissing proceeding on withdrawal or for want of prosecution
            
   47.     Frivolous etc. proceedings, dismissal of etc.
            
   48.     Proceedings being conducted to cause disadvantage, Tribunal’s powers as to
            
   49.     No new application after dismissal etc. under s. 46, 47 or 48 without leave
            
   50.     More appropriate forum
            
   51.     Consolidating proceedings
            
   51A.    Splitting proceedings
            
   52.     Compulsory conference
            
   53.     Failure to attend compulsory conference
            
   54.     Mediation
            
   55.     Evidence of certain things at compulsory conference or mediation inadmissible later
            
   56.     Settling proceedings

           Division 3 -- Proceedings and hearings  

   57.     Who presides
            
   58.     Decision of Tribunal if 2 or more sitting members
            
   59.     Questions of law, deciding
            
   60.     Electronic hearings and proceedings without hearings
            
   61.     Hearings to be public; exceptions
            
   62.     Publishing evidence etc. given at proceeding, restrictions as to
            
   63.     Notice of hearings
            
   64.     Experts etc., Tribunal may appoint to assist
            
   65.     Special referees
            
   66.     Summoning witnesses
            
   67.     Powers relating to witnesses
            
   68.     Privilege against self-incrimination
            
   69.     Other claims of privilege
            
   70.     Oaths and affirmations
            
   71.     Tribunal may authorise person to take evidence
            
   72.     Tribunal may inspect etc. documents etc. produced

           Division 4 -- Decisions made by Tribunal  

   73.     Conditional and ancillary orders and directions
            
   74.     Decisions, form of
            
   75.     To whom copy of written decision has to be given
            
   76.     Time limit for reserved decision
            
   77.     Reasons for final decision
            
   78.     Written reasons may be requested
            
   79.     Written decision or reasons using transcript
            
   80.     Restricted publication of reasons for decision in some cases
            
   81.     Validity of decision not affected by breach of this Division
            
   82.     When decision has effect
            
   83.     Correcting mistakes
            
   84.     Tribunal may review its decision if person was absent
            
   85.     Monetary orders, enforcement of
            
   86.     Decisions (not monetary orders), enforcement of

           Division 5 -- Costs  

   87.     Costs of parties and others
            
   88.     Costs of proceeding
            
   89.     Costs, assessment of if not fixed

           Division 6 -- Other procedural provisions  

   90.     Interim injunctions, granting of
            
   91.     Declarations, making and effect of
            
   92.     Relief from procedural requirements
            
   93.     Minor proceedings, applicant in may elect no hearing etc.
            
   94.     Appeals etc. to Supreme Court, documents etc. relating to

           Division 7 -- Offences  

   95.     Failing to comply with decision
            
   96.     Failing to comply with summons
            
   97.     Failing to give evidence as required
            
   98.     Giving false or misleading information
            
   99.     Misbehaviour, obstruction etc.
            
   100.    Contempt

           Division 8 -- Arrest warrants  

   101.    Powers in this Division exercisable by only judicial member
            
   102.    Arrest of person disobeying summons
            
   103.    Conditional release of arrested person
            
   104.    Review by Supreme Court

   PART 5 -- Appeals from Tribunal’s decisions  

   105.    Appeal from Tribunal’s decision
            
   106.    Effect of appeal on decision appealed against

   PART 6 -- Tribunal’s membership and other provisions

           Division 1 -- Members of the Tribunal

              Subdivision 1 -- Kinds of members  

   107.    Tribunal members

              Subdivision 2 -- President  

   108.    Appointment of President
            
   109.    Term of President’s appointment
            
   110.    Vacating office prematurely
            
   111.    President’s status as Supreme Court judge

              Subdivision 3 -- Deputy President  

   112.    Appointment of Deputy President
            
   113.    Term of Deputy President’s appointment
            
   114.    Vacating office prematurely
            
   115.    Deputy President’s status as District Court judge

              Subdivision 4 -- Ex officio members  

   116.    Magistrates to be ex officio members

              Subdivision 5 -- Other members  

   117.    Appointment of non-judicial members
            
   118.    Term of non-judicial member’s appointment
            
   119.    Conditions of service of non-judicial member
            
   120.    Non-judicial members engaging in other employment, restrictions on
            
   121.    Code of conduct for non-judicial members
            
   122.    Suspending non-judicial member
            
   123.    Terminating appointment of non-judicial member, grounds for
            
   124.    Investigating suspended non-judicial member
            
   125.    Action on investigator’s report
            
   126.    Deciding whether to recommend termination
            
   127.    Vacating office of non-judicial member prematurely

           Division 2 -- Acting and supplementary members

              Subdivision 1 -- Acting President  

   128.    Appointment of acting President
            
   129.    Terminating appointment as acting President prematurely
            
   130.    Acting President’s status as Supreme Court judge
            
   131.    Deputy President may act as President in some cases
            
   132.    Deputy President’s allowance for acting as President
            
   133.    Consequences of acting as President

              Subdivision 2 -- Acting Deputy President  

   134.    Appointment of acting Deputy President
            
   135.    Terminating appointment of acting Deputy President prematurely
            
   136.    Acting Deputy President’s status as District Court judge
            
   137.    Consequences of acting as Deputy President

              Subdivision 3 -- Supplementary judicial members  

   138.    Supplementary President, appointment of etc.
            
   139.    Supplementary President’s status as Supreme Court judge
            
   140.    Supplementary Deputy Presidents, appointment of etc.
            
   141.    Supplementary Deputy President’s status as District Court judge

           Division 3 -- Other matters about Tribunal members  

   142.    Fixing the period of appointment
            
   142A.   Oath of office
            
   143.    Training
            
   144.    Disclosure of interests
            
   145.    Completing matters after member’s appointment expires

   PART 7 -- Administration  

   146.    Responsibility for administering Act
            
   147.    President to advise Minister
            
   148.    Executive officer and other staff of Tribunal
            
   149.    Delegation by judicial member
            
   150.    Annual etc. reports of Tribunal
            
   151.    Laying reports before House of Parliament not sitting

   PART 8 -- Other matters  

   152.    Seals of Tribunal
            
   153.    Judicial notice to be taken of some things
            
   154.    Validity of decisions not affected by some things
            
   155.    Register of proceedings
            
   156.    Publication of Tribunal’s decisions
            
   157.    Tribunal members etc. not to disclose etc. certain information
            
   158.    Persons given certain information not to disclose it etc.
            
   159.    Which disclosures would be contrary to public interest
            
   160.    Protected matter, Tribunal’s duties as to
            
   161.    Freedom of Information Act 1992, application of
            
   162.    Parliamentary privilege not affected
            
   163.    Immunity etc. of Tribunal members, parties, witnesses etc.
            
   164.    Protection from liability for torts
            
   165.    Protection for compliance with this Act
            
   166.    Protection from defamation proceedings
            
   167.    Statutory transfer of jurisdiction to Tribunal, consequences of
            
   168.    Arrangements with Ombudsman
            
   169.    Regulations
            
   170.     Rules of Tribunal
            
   171.    Fees for proceedings etc. in Tribunal
            
   172.    Rules Committee
            
   173.    Legislative Council inquiry
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Relevant Acts for section 105
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Oath and affirmation of office


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