Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP)SCHEDULE 1 - REPEALS
OUTLINE
63. This Schedule contains an amendment to repeal legislation that is redundant as a result of the commencement of the ART Act.
AMENDMENTS
Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015
Item 1: The whole of the Act
Repealing redundant legislation
64. This item repeals the whole of the Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015 (TA Act). The TA Act amended 12 Acts, including the AAT Act, to merge the Social Security Appeals Tribunal, the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal into the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The TA Act also made transitional arrangements and consequential amendments to 31 Acts.
65. The TA Act provisions relate to the amalgamation of various Tribunals, which has already occurred, and are therefore replaced by the ART Act.