Changes to practice and procedure at the AAT
Thu Sep 19 2013The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has made changes to its practice and procedure which are of particular relevance to the review of decisions under Commonwealth workers' compensation legislation. It has issued two new practice directions and revised its Guide to the Workers Compensation Jurisdiction.
The Practice Direction Relating to the Use of Video Surveillance Material sets out when parties will usually be required to lodge and exchange such material in proceedings in the tribunal. The general requirement to disclose video surveillance material on which a party intends to rely in advance of a hearing will apply to applications in which a hearing is listed to commence on or after 28 October 2013.
The Practice Direciion Relating to Release from the lmplied Undertaking sets out when a request to be released from the undertaking that may apply to documents provided to the AAT under compulsion will be required and how such requests should be made.
The tribunal has also issued a revised version of its Guide to the Workers' Compensation Jurisdiction which sets out how the tribunal manages applications for review.
19 September 2013