Statutory Rules

1980 No. 62

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
TRIBUNAL ACT 19751

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

 Dated this twentieth day of March 1980.

 ZELMAN COWEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

P. DURACK

Attorney-General

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ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL (SOCIAL SERVICES
ACT) REGULATIONS

1 Citation

  These Regulations may be cited as the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Social Services Act) Regulations.

2 Commencement

  These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 April 1980.

3 Amendment of Schedule to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  The Schedule to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 is amended by inserting after Part XXIV the following Part:

“PART XXIVA—SOCIAL SERVICES ACT

“24A.(1) Where the Director-General of Social Services—

 (a) has, in pursuance of section 14 or 15 of the Social Services Act 1947, affirmed, varied or annulled a determination, direction, decision or approval of an officer under that Act, being a determination, direction, decision or approval that has been reviewed by a Social Security Appeals Tribunal; and

 (b) has so affirmed, varied or annulled that determination, direction, decision or approval otherwise than in accordance with the decision of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal in relation to that determination, direction, decision or approval,

an application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of the decision of the Director-General so to affirm, vary or annul that determination, direction, decision or approval.

 “(2) A person is not entitled to appeal to the Director-General of Social Services under section 15 of the Social Services Act 1947 against a decision in respect of which an application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review by virtue of sub-clause (1).”.

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 26 March 1980.