Courts & Tribunals
Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is an independent body that reviews a broad range of administrative decisions made by Australian Government ministers and officials, authorities and other tribunals.
Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT)
The Australian Competition Tribunal was established in 1965. Prior to 1995, the Tribunal was known as the Trade Practices Tribunal. The Tribunal hears applications for review of determinations of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
www.competitiontribunal.gov.au
Copyright Tribunal of Australia
The Copyright Tribunal has the power to inquire into the amount of royalty payable in respect of the recording of musical works; fix royalties or equitable remuneration in respect of compulsory licences; arbitrate disputes in relation to the terms of existing and proposed licensing schemes; and deal with applications for the granting of licences.
Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal (DFDAT)
The Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal hears and determines appeals from courts martial and Defence Force magistrates in respect of service offences by Australian Defence Force personnel.
Family Court of Australia (FCA)
The Family Court of Australia has jurisdiction over all matrimonial causes and associated responsibilities.
Federal Court of Australia (FCOA)
The Federal Court of Australia began to exercise its jurisdiction on 1 February 1977. It assumed jurisdiction formerly exercised in part by the High Court of Australia and the whole of the jurisdiction of the Australian Industrial Court and of the Federal Court of Bankruptcy.
Federal Magistrates Court of Australia (FMC)
The Federal Magistrates Court of Australia (also known as the Federal Magistrates Court) was established at the end of 1999. The court is an independent federal court under the Australian Constitution. The jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court includes family law and child support, administrative law, bankruptcy, unlawful discrimination, consumer protection law, privacy law, migration and copyright. The court shares those jurisdictions with the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia. The objective of the Federal Magistrates Court is to provide a simpler and more accessible alternative to litigation in the superior courts and to relieve the workload of those courts.
High Court of Australia (HCOA)
The High Court is the highest court in the Australian judicial system. Its functions are to interpret and apply the law of Australia; to decide cases of special federal significance including challenges to the constitutional validity of laws and to hear appeals, by special leave, from Federal, State and Territory courts.
Industrial Relations Court of Australia (IRCA)
The Industrial Relations Court of Australia (IRCA) is a superior court of law and equity, established by the Australian Parliament under the Industrial Relations Reform Act 1993 which amended the Industrial Relations Act 1998.
Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) - Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT)
The Migration Review Tribunal (the MRT) and the Refugee Review Tribunal (the RRT) provide an independent and final merits review of decisions made in relation to visas to travel to, enter or stay in Australia. The MRT reviews decisions made in respect of general visas (e.g. visitor, student, partner, family, business, skilled visas) and the RRT deals with decisions made in respect of protection (refugee) visas.
Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT)
The Social Security Appeals Tribunal is a statutory body established to review decisions made in relation to social security, education or training payments.
Veterans' Review Board (VRB)
The Veterans' Review Board is an independent tribunal to review decisions made by the Repatriation Commission on claims for acceptance of injury or disease as war-caused or defence-caused, on claims for war widows', war widowers' and orphans' pensions, on assessment of pension rate for incapacity from war-caused or defence-caused injury or disease, and on claims for the grant, or assessment of, attendant allowance.
