Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015 (60 of 2015)

Schedule 9   Transitional and saving provisions

Part 1   Preliminary

1   Definitions

In this Schedule:

AAT means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

AAT Act means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

affected law :

(a) means an Act that this Act amends; and

(b) includes an instrument made under such an Act.

commencement day means 1 July 2015.

Deputy Principal MRT member means the Deputy Principal Member within the meaning of section 337 of the Migration Act 1958 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

Deputy Principal RRT member means the Deputy Principal Member within the meaning of section 410 of the Migration Act 1958 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

Deputy Principal SSAT member means a Deputy Principal Member within the meaning of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

discontinued Tribunal means the MRT, RRT or SSAT.

existing MRT member means a person who was, immediately before the commencement day, any of the following:

(a) a Deputy Principal MRT member;

(b) a senior MRT member;

(c) an MRT member.

existing RRT member means a person who was, immediately before the commencement day, any of the following:

(a) a Deputy Principal RRT member;

(b) a senior RRT member;

(c) an RRT member.

existing SSAT member means a person who was, immediately before the commencement day, any of the following:

(a) a Deputy Principal SSAT member;

(b) a senior SSAT member;

(c) an SSAT member.

MRT means the Migration Review Tribunal established by section 394 of the Migration Act 1958 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

MRT member means a member referred to in paragraph 395(c) of the Migration Act 1958 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

officer , in relation to the SSAT, means a person who performs functions or exercises powers of the SSAT or performs duties for the SSAT.

President of the AAT means the President within the meaning of the AAT Act.

proceeding includes any of the following:

(a) an application or purported application made to a discontinued Tribunal under an Act;

(b) a matter referred to a discontinued Tribunal for inquiry or review under an Act;

(c) an incidental application to a discontinued Tribunal made in the course of, or in connection with, an application or proposed application, or matter, referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

For this purpose, a reference to a proceeding that is before a tribunal includes a reference to an application made or matter referred to the tribunal.

RRT means the Refugee Review Tribunal established by section 457 of the Migration Act 1958 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

RRT member means an other member referred to in paragraph 458(1)(c) of the Migration Act 1958 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

senior MRT member means a Senior Member within the meaning of section 337 of the Migration Act 1958 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

senior RRT member means a Senior Member within the meaning of Division 9 of Part 7 of the Migration Act 1958 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

senior SSAT member means a Senior Member within the meaning of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

SSAT means the Social Security Appeals Tribunal as continued in existence by section 139 of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

SSAT member means a member referred to in paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 as in force immediately before the commencement day.