Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulations (Amendment) 1995 No. 421
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1995 No. 421
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL ACT 1975
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Subsection 70(1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.
Regulation 19 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulations (the AAT Regulations) provides for prescribed fees under the Act. Subregulation 19(1) of the AAT Regulations provides that the application fee shall be $300.
The application fee has not been increased since 1989. The purpose of these Regulations is to increase the application fee, in accordance with consumer price index increases since 1989.
Details of these Regulations are as follows:
Regulation 1 - Commencement
Regulation 1 provides for the Regulations to commence on 1 January 1996.
Regulation 2 - Amendment
Regulation 2 provides for the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulations to be amended as set out in these Regulations.
Regulation 3 - Regulation 19 (Prescribed fees)
Regulation 3 omits $300 and substitutes $368.
These Regulations commence on 1 January 1996.