On Dec.16,2022 the (new) federal government advised that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT),would be abolished.
The AAT would be replaced with a new federal administrative review body.
Reform of the federal administrative review system was deemed necessary due to the stacking of tribunal members who were alleged to be sympathetic to the government or allegedly inappropriately appointed in those positions.
The AAT is the federal version of the NSW Civil & Adminstrative Tribunal (NCAT)
The same scrutiny should be applied to the NSW Civil & Adminstrative Tribunal
NCAT is a fatally flawed agency which in too many instances fails it’s purpose.
Whilst there are good tribunal members & NCAT staff,there are many others who appear to consider themselves above the law and above accountability.
A very significant problem is that NCAT has disingenuous & opaque internal oversight of it’s members & staff.
