State Administrative Tribunal Rules 2004 (WA)

Western Australia

State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004

Western Australia

State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004

State Administrative Tribunal Rules 2004

These are the State Administrative Tribunal Rules 2004.

These rules come into operation on 1 January 2005.

In these rules, unless the contrary intention appears —

Act means the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004;

address for service in the proceedings means —

• (a)

  an address given in an application or a notice of representation, as changed from time to time in accordance with these rules;

• (b)

  in the case of a public sector body, if a number or address is recorded for it in the register under rule 34(5), that number or address;

approved form means a form approved under rule 47(1);

business day means a day other than —

• (a)

  a Saturday or Sunday; or

• (b)

  a day that is a public holiday in the place to which the document is sent or delivered or at which it is given;

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth;

direction means a direction given under the Act section 34;

document means anything in writing;

ECMS means the electronic case management system for the management of proceedings in Western Australian courts and tribunals;

guardian ad litem means a guardian ad litem appointed under the Legal Representation of Infants Act 1977 section 5(1);

notice of representation means a notice of representation filed under rule 34(6) or (8);

notifiable person has the meaning given to that term in the Act section 45(2);

ordinary service means service effected under rule 33;

personal service means service effected under rule 31 or 56(3), (4) or (5);

practice note means a practice note issued under the Act section 33;

pre‑paid post means service effected under rule 32;

public sector body means —

• (a)

  a chief employee, chief executive officer, executive officer, or public sector body as defined in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 3(1); or

• (b)

  a local government; or

• (c)

  a Minister of the Crown; or

• (d)

  a vocational regulatory body;

referring person means a person referred to in the exception to the definition of applicant in the Act section 3(1).

[Rule 3 amended: Gazette 13 Apr 2007 p. 1682; 9 Jul 2010 p. 3241; 24 Apr 2018 p. 1351; SL 2022/219 r. 4.]

• (1)

  Subject to these rules, a person may file an application or a document with the executive officer by —

  • (a)

    presenting it at an office of the Tribunal when the office is open for business; or

  • (b)

    sending it to the executive officer by pre‑paid post; or

  • (c)

    sending it to the executive officer by fax transmission; or

• [(d)

  deleted]

  • (e)

    filing it by using the ECMS.

• (2)

  An application must be accompanied…