Statutes Amendment (Administrative Review Tribunal) Bill - Second Reading

The Hon. J.S. LEE (16:47): I rise to make a brief contribution to indicate that I will be supporting the Statutes Amendment (Administrative Review Tribunal) Bill 2024.

In May 2024, the commonwealth government passed legislation to establish a new Administrative Review Tribunal, which replaced the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and re-established the Administrative Review Council. The new Administrative Review Tribunal has the same jurisdiction as the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. It is the federal tribunal responsible for conducting independent merit reviews of administrative decisions made under a wide variety of commonwealth laws. The tribunal plays an important role in helping improve the quality of decisions made by the federal government.

This bill amends several South Australian acts to replace any reference to the former Administrative Appeals Tribunal with reference to the Administrative Review Tribunal, which commenced operation on 14 October 2024. With those brief remarks, I support the bill.