Appointment of additional Members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
The Australian Government has appointed 39 additional members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) through a transparent and merit-based selection process, conducted in accordance with the AAT appointment guidelines.
These appointments are part of the Government’s commitment to appoint at least 75 additional members to the AAT to address the existing backlog of cases – particularly in the Migration and Refugee Division. Further appointments from this process will be announced in the coming weeks.
Under the previous government, backlogs and delays in the AAT were allowed to grow exponentially. This has come at a very real cost to the tens of thousands of people who rely on the AAT each year to independently review government decisions that have major and sometimes life-altering impacts on their lives.
These additional members will be appointed for a fixed term of two years, with the majority assigned to the Migration and Refugee Division. There will also be several members assigned to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Division and the Social Services and Child Support Division. Some members will be assigned to more than one Division. With these appointments the total membership of the AAT will be 307 members, with 156 full-time members and 151 part-time members.
The new Members will commence between 25 September and 8 November 2023. All Members appointed through this process will transition to the new administrative review body upon its commencement, for the remainder of their term.
On behalf of the government, I congratulate the Members on their appointments.
Members
Ms Kylie Allen
Dr Adrienne Anderson
Ms Mia Bailey
Ms Joanne Bakas
Mr Sean Baker
Ms Glynis Bartley
Ms Katherine Bean
Mr Bryn Butler
Mr Jason Cabarrús
Mr Tonino Caravella
Ms Gabrielle Deal
Ms Suhad Dutra
Ms Xanthe Emery
Ms Maria Gagliardi
Mr Donald Gordon
Mr Gregory Hanson
Dr Khanh Hoang
Mr James Horsley
Ms Sarah Irvine
Ms Samira Kamandi
Ms Jessica McLeod
Ms Alison Murphy
Mr Mark Oakman
Ms Franca Petrone
Mr Damien Power
Ms Radhika Prasad
Ms Victoria Price
Ms Lara Proske
Mr Fraser Robertson
Mrs Inge Sheck
Mr Michael Simmons
Mr Donald Smyth
Mr Damian Thomas
Mr Rupert Timms
Mr Matthew Tubridy
Ms Patricia Tyson
Mr Andrew Verduci
Mr Paul White
Ms Magdalena Wysocka