Mr N Gaudion (G) Dr H Haikal-Mukhtar (G,V) Dr W Isles (G,N,V) Professor GAR Johnston AM (G,V) Professor RC McCallum AO (G,N) Professor TM Sourdin (G,V) Dr SH Toh (G,N,V) VICTORIA Presidential members Federal The Hon Justice SC The Hon Justice JE Middleton Deputy Presidents Miss SA Forgie Mr JW Constance Ms FJ Alpins Non-presidential members Senior Members Mr JR Handley (G,N,T,V) Mr GD Friedman (G,S,V) Mr FD O’Loughlin (G,T,V) Mr E Fice (G,S,T,V) Members Dr R Blakley (G,V) Ms L Coulson Barr (G,N) Brigadier C Ermert (ret’d) (G,T,V) Dr GL Hughes (G,T,V) Dr RJ McRae (G,N,V) Ms RL Perton OAM (G,N,S,V) Miss EA Shanahan (G,V)
The data in this table is based in part on information voluntarily provided. Table A2.3 Employment status and arrangements, 30 June 2014 Classification Salary range Employment status Employment arrangements Irregular/ Intermittent AA IFA* S24D APS Level 1 $42,745 – 47,240 – – – – – – – APS Level 2 $48,374 – 54,419 – – 10 10 10 – – AAT Broadband 3/4 $57,282 – 66,675 64 9 9 82 82 – – APS Level 5 $68,491 – 72,629 7 – 1 8 8 – – APS Level 6 $74,196 – 84,975 16 4 – 20 20 – – Executive 1 $93,976 – 110,611 10 1 – 11 11 2 – Executive Level 2 $112,527 – 127,929 14 9 – 23 23 2 – SES Band 1 $126,686 – 145,259 2 – – 2 – – 2 Total 113 23 20 156 154* 4 2 AA Agency Agreement IFA Individual Flexibility Arrangement S24D Determination made under section 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999. * The Executive Level 1 and 2 staff with Individual Flexibility Arrangements are covered by the Agency Agreement.
Appendix 8: Speeches, publications and activities Tribunal members and staff undertake a wide range of activities that assist to raise awareness of the Tribunal’s role, procedures and activities. Members and staff give speeches at conferences and seminars, participate in training and education activities, publish articles and undertake other engagement activities. The record of activities for 2013–14 is in four lists: speeches and presentations; competition adjudication and training; publications; and other engagement activities. The lists in Tables A8.1, A8.2 and A8.4 are arranged by date and the list in Table A8.3 is in alphabetical order. Table A8.1 Speeches and presentations Title/role Event/organisation Participant/speaker(s) Date The Role of the AAT Tribunal Advocacy Course, Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Canberra Conference Registrar Siobhan Ni Fhaolain 1 July 2013 Administrative Law in an Interconnected World: Where to from here? 2013 National Administrative Law Conference, Australian Institute of Administrative Law, Canberra Justice Duncan Kerr, President 19 July 2013 After the Shooting Stops Biennial Member and Conference, Veterans’ Review Board, Brisbane Justice Duncan Kerr, President 7 August 2013 Diagnosing Psychiatric Disorders Biennial Member and Conference, Veterans’ Review Board, Brisbane Member Dr Marian Sullivan 7 August 2013 Appraisal including Peer Review Claims Assessment and Resolution Service, NSW Motor Accidents Authority, Sydney Senior Member Bernard McCabe 14 August 2013 Keeping the AAT from Becoming a Court Seminar, NSW Chapter of the Australian Institute of Administrative Law, Sydney Justice Duncan Kerr, President 27 August 2013 Welcome and Opening 2013 Annual Conference, NSW Chapter of COAT, Sydney Senior Member Anne Britton 13 September 2013 Tribunal Advocacy Bar Readers’ Course, South Australian Bar Association, Adelaide Deputy President Katherine Bean 19 September 2013 Keeping the AAT from Becoming a Annual General Meeting, SA Chapter of COAT, Adelaide Justice Duncan Kerr, President 20 September 2013 Launch address Launch of the Merits Review Special Edition of the University of Queensland Law Journal, Brisbane Justice Duncan Kerr, President 8 October 2013
Practical Advice to People Appearing at the AAT Law students seminar, University of Tasmania, Hobart Michelle Corcoran, Member Support Team Leader 13 January 2014 The AAT: Practical aspects Lecture, postgraduate students in Administrative Law, University of Canberra, Canberra Conference Registrar Siobhan Ni Fhaolain 20 February 2014 Social Security Appeals at the AAT Civil Law Conference, Legal Aid Queensland, Brisbane Justin Toohey, Director ADR 6 March 2014 Ensuring Procedural Fairness in the Process Decision-Making and Reason Writing Seminar, Legalwise, Sydney Senior Member Jan Redfern 13 March 2014 The Merits Review of Decisions by the National Disability Insurance Agency Assisting Unrepresented Litigants – A Challenge for Courts and Tribunals Conference, Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration, Sydney Senior Member Jill Toohey 15 April 2014 Innovations in Timeliness: Latest Ideas in Case Management – A tribunal perspective Timeliness in the Justice System Forum, Australia Centre for Justice Innovation, Melbourne Philip Kellow, Registrar 17 May 2014 Helpful Harry? The Duty to Assist – The view of a Tribunal Member Hot Topics in Commonwealth Compensation Seminar, Law Council of Australia, Melbourne Senior Member Professor Robin Creyke 23 May 2014 Welcome and Opening 2014 COAT Annual Tribunals Conference, Auckland, New Zealand Justice Duncan Kerr, President 5 & 6 June 2014 Performance Appraisal of Tribunal Members: Pitfalls and Benefits 2014 COAT Annual Tribunals Conference, Auckland, New Zealand Senior Member Anne Britton 5 & 6 June 2014 Access to Justice National Conference for Administrative Appeals Tribunal Advocates, Department of Human Services, Sydney Justice Duncan Kerr, President 20 June 2014 The Role of the in Regulating Citizenry Lectures, Contemporary Issues in Law and Society course, Bond University, Gold Coast Senior Member McCabe Semester based Administrative Law Lectures, graduate and undergraduate law programs, Bond University, Gold Coast Senior Member McCabe Semester based
Where performance targets differ from the Portfolio Budget Statements/Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, details of both former and new targets, and reasons for the change Not applicable Narrative discussion and analysis of performance 24–32 Trend information 24–32 Significant changes in nature of principal functions/services* Not applicable Performance of purchaser/provider arrangements Not applicable Factors, events or trends influencing agency performance* 24–32 Contribution of risk management in achieving objectives* 53–4 Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the agency’s response to complaints 34–6 Discussion and analysis of the agency’s financial performance 52 Discussion of any significant changes in financial results from the year, from budget or anticipated to have a significant impact on future operations Not applicable Agency resource statement and summary resource tables by outcomes 176–7 Management and Accountability Corporate Governance Agency heads are required to certify that their agency complies with the ‘Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines’ 54 Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place 13–18, 52–4 Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities* 13–16 Senior management committees and their roles* 17–18, 53–4 Corporate and operational and associated performance reporting and review* 5, 52 Internal audit arrangements including approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements to manage those risks* 53–4 Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards* 54–5 How nature and amount of remuneration for senior executive service officers is determined* 57 External Scrutiny Significant developments in external scrutiny Not applicable
profile of, 119 presidential members, 13, 14 additional functions, 36–7 Principal Registry, 15 staff, 146 proceeds of crime examinations, 37 productivity gains, 62 professional development, see learning and development property, 6, 8, 55 purchasing, 52–3 R Registrar, 14 review by, 5–6 registries, 3, 15 contact details, inside front cover energy consumption, 201 new accommodation, 6, 8, 55 146 risk management, 53–4 S security, 6, 8, 55 self-represented parties, 21, 35 Senior Executive Service officers Executive Directors, 14 remuneration, 57 Senior Members, 13, 15 additional functions, 36–7 number of, 14 Service Charter, 21, 34–6 service standards, 34–5 Small Taxation Claims Tribunal appeals against decisions of, 173 applications, 25, 27–8, 164 fees, 178–80