Hoyt and National Disability Insurance Agency

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application by Ms Hoyt concerning a decision made by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The core of the dispute revolved around whether the AAT possessed jurisdiction to review the NDIA's decision, specifically in light of an internal review conducted under subsection 100(6) of the *National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013* (Cth).

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether an internal review conducted pursuant to subsection 100(6) of the Act rendered the NDIA's decision unreviewable by the AAT. The Tribunal was required to determine the jurisdictional scope of its powers in relation to decisions that had undergone such an internal review process.

The Tribunal reasoned that the specific wording of the *National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013* indicated that decisions subject to an internal review under subsection 100(6) were not amenable to further review by the AAT. Applying this interpretation, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear Ms Hoyt's application. Consequently, the application was dismissed pursuant to subsection 42A(4) of the *Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975* (Cth) on the grounds that the decision was not reviewable by the Tribunal.