Appointments to the Administrative Review Tribunal

The new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) commenced on 14 October 2024, replacing the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). The AAT has now ceased operations, with all existing matters transferring over to the ART.

Appointments to the ART will be made in accordance with the requirements in the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (ART Act) and the Administrative Review Tribunal Regulations 2024 (ART Regulations).

This page will provide information on future appointment opportunities for the ART. It will be updated periodically.

Members of the ART

Applications for foundational Member level positions in the ART were advertised on 29 September and closed on 23 October 2023.

Applications for foundational Non-Judicial Deputy President and senior member level positions in the ART were advertised on 17 November and closed on 11 December 2023.

The transparent and merit-based process was conducted in accordance with the AAT Appointment Guidelines, and closely informed by requirements set out in the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024.

Appointments to the ART

The following 266 appointments to the AAT and the ART were announced following a transparent and merit-based selection process:

on 11 October 2024, 9 General Members
on 1 October 2024, 18 Senior Members and 25 General Members
on 16 September 2024, 33 General Members
on 2 September 2024, one non-judicial Deputy President, 6 Senior Members and 27 General Members
on 19 August 2024, 8 Senior Members and 29 General Members
on 5 August 2024, 14 General Members
on 29 July 2024, 4 Senior and 14 General Members
on 19 July 2024, 6 non-judicial Deputy Presidents
on 21 June 2024, 2 non-judicial Deputy Presidents, 14 Senior Members and 56 General Members.

Further appointments may be announced in due course.

Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar

On 19 August 2024, the government announced the appointment of Mr Michael Hawkins AM as the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar of the ART, following a transparent and merit-based process.

Mr Hawkins, who had been Registrar of the AAT following his appointment on 14 April 2022, commenced his 5-year term as the inaugural CEO and Principal Registrar of the ART on 14 October 2024.

President of the ART

On 9 June 2023, the Honourable Justice Emilios Kyrou AO commenced as President of the AAT and led the Tribunal through the period of reform.

Justice Kyrou became the inaugural President of the ART on 14 October 2024, for the remainder of his term.

Additional AAT members to address the backlog

In 2023, the government made 116 additional member appointments to the AAT. These appointments arose from the government’s commitment to provide $63.4 million over 2 years to appoint additional members to the AAT to address the existing backlog of cases and the appointment of 10 new members to boost the capacity of the AAT to deal with its significant protection visa and other migration-related caseloads. These members have transitioned to the ART for the remainder of the term of their appointments.