Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL ACT 1975 - SECT 30

Scope

  (1AA)   This section does not apply to a proceeding in the Security Division to which section   39A or 39BA applies.

Parties

  (1)   Subject to paragraph   42A(2)(b), the parties to a proceeding before the Tribunal for a review of a decision are:

  (a)   any person who, being entitled to do so, has duly applied to the Tribunal for a review of the decision;

  (b)   the person who made the decision;

  (c)   if the Attorney - General intervenes in the proceeding under section   30A--the Attorney - General; and

  (d)   any other person who has been made a party to the proceeding by the Tribunal on application by the person in accordance with subsection   (1A).

Note:   See also subsections   36(3A) and 36A(2A) (Attorney - General deemed to be a party to certain proceedings), and subsections   36B(4) and 36C(3) (State Attorney - General deemed to be a party to certain proceedings).

Person whose interests are affected may apply to be a party

  (1A)   Where an application has been made by a person to the Tribunal for a review of a decision, any other person whose interests are affected by the decision may apply, in writing, to the Tribunal to be made a party to the proceeding, and the Tribunal may, in its discretion, by order, make that person a party to the proceeding.

Official name

  (2)   A person who is a party to a proceeding before the Tribunal:

  (a)   by reason of a decision made by him or her in the performance of the duties of an office or appointment; or

  (b)   by reason of the operation of subsection   25(7);

shall be described in the proceeding by his or her official name.