Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00141:section:4:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00141
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 4/6)
Character Range: 33780–36709

following members of the Tribunal:
 (a) the President;
 (b) a Deputy President;
 (c) a senior member;
 (d) a general member.
merit‑based: an assessment process for an appointment to an office is merit‑based only if:
 (a) an assessment is made of the comparative suitability of the candidates for the duties of the office, using a competitive selection process; and
 (b) the assessment is based on the relationship between the candidates' skills, expertise, experience and knowledge and the skills, expertise, experience and knowledge required for the duties of the office; and
 (c) the assessment takes into account the need for a diversity of skills, expertise, lived experience and knowledge within the Tribunal.
national security information has the same meaning as in the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004.
Non‑Judicial Deputy President means a person appointed as a Non‑Judicial Deputy President under section 207.
non‑judicial member means a member who is not a Judge.
non‑participating party: see section 61.
Norfolk Island enactment means:
 (a) an enactment (within the meaning of the Norfolk Island Act 1979); or
 (b) an instrument (including rules, regulations or by‑laws) made under such an enactment;
and includes a Norfolk Island enactment as amended by another Norfolk Island enactment.
official has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
paid work means work for financial gain or reward (whether as an employee, a self‑employed person or otherwise), other than service in the Australian Defence Force.
parliament means:
 (a) a House of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory; or
 (b) a committee of a House or the Houses of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory.
participation notice: see section 62.
performance standard means the performance standard determined under section 202.
person whose interests are affected by a decision has a meaning affected by section 15.
practice directions means practice directions made under section 36.
President means the person appointed as the President under section 205.
presiding member, in relation to a proceeding, means the member the President directs under subsection 37(2) is to preside for the purposes of the proceeding.
Principal Registrar means the person appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar under section 227.
proceeding, in relation to the Tribunal, includes a proceeding in the Tribunal in relation to any of the following:
 (a) an application for review of a reviewable decision;
 (b) an application under subsection 270(2) (applying to Tribunal to obtain reasons for reviewable decision);
 (c) an application under subsection 271(2) (applying to Tribunal to obtain adequate statement of reasons);
 (d) any other application to the Tribunal under this Act, any other Act or any instrument