Gyory and Secretary, Department of Social Services (Social services second review)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered the application of Mr Gyory against the Secretary, Department of Social Services. The dispute concerned whether certain decisions made by the Secretary were reviewable by the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was to determine which of the decisions made by the Secretary were amenable to review. Specifically, the Tribunal had to ascertain whether the reasons provided by Mr Gyory for his application for review fell within the scope of reviewable decisions or the Tribunal's jurisdiction.

The Senior Member, R Cameron, reasoned that the Tribunal's jurisdiction is confined to reviewing specific decisions that are designated as reviewable by legislation. The Tribunal cannot review decisions that are not explicitly made reviewable, nor can it entertain reasons or grounds for an application that do not relate to a reviewable decision. The Tribunal's role is to assess the lawfulness and correctness of the decision under review, not to address broader grievances or reasons that fall outside its statutory mandate.

The Tribunal concluded that the decisions Mr Gyory sought to have reviewed were not reviewable by the Tribunal. Accordingly, the application was dismissed.