Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2026 (3 of 2026)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 3   Other amendments

Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024

23   After subsection 212(2)

Insert:

(2A) A person must not be appointed to act as the Presidentin the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) (absence, etc.) unless:

(a) either:

(i) the person is qualified, as mentioned in subsection 205(3), to be appointed as the President; and

(ii) the Minister has consulted the Chief Justice of the Federal Court; or

(b) the person is a member who is a Non-Judicial Deputy President.

(2B) An appointment of a member who is a Non-Judicial Deputy President to act as the President as mentioned in paragraph (2A)(b) must not be for a period of more than 3 weeks.