Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ACT CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2008 - SECT 6

The objects of this Act are—

        (a)     to provide for a wide range of matters arising under legislation to be resolved by the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal; and

        (b)     to ensure that access to the tribunal is simple and inexpensive, for all people who need to deal with the tribunal; and

        (c)     to ensure that applications to the tribunal are resolved as quickly as is consistent with achieving justice; and

        (d)     to ensure that decisions of the tribunal are fair; and

        (e)     to enhance the quality of decision making under legislation; and

        (f)     to encourage, and bring about, compliance in decision making under legislation; and

        (g)     to encourage tribunal members to act in a way that promotes the collegiate nature of the tribunal; and

Note     Unless otherwise provided by this Act, the tribunal for the exercise of functions, other than functions in relation to applications, is made up of the presidential members (see s 93).

        (h)     to identify and bring to the Attorney-General's attention systemic problems in relation to the operation of authorising laws.