Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

PART IV - REVIEWS BY THE TRIBUNAL OF DECISIONS  

Division 4 - Hearings and evidence  

SECTION 34J   CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH HEARING MAY BE DISPENSED WITH  

34J(1)    
If:

(a)    it appears to the Tribunal that the issues for determination on the review of a decision can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties; and

(b)    the parties consent to the review being determined without a hearing;

the Tribunal may review the decision by considering the documents or other material lodged with or provided to the Tribunal and without holding a hearing.

34J(2)    

For the purposes of subsection (1) , the consent of the agency party to a proceeding in the Social Services and Child Support Division is not required.