Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TRIBUNAL ACT 2024 - SECT 87

General rules

  (1)   At any time during a proceeding, the Tribunal may, by order:

  (a)   direct that the proceeding, or any part of or matter arising out of the proceeding, be referred to a dispute resolution process; and

  (b)   direct any of the following persons to conduct the dispute resolution process:

  (i)   a member;

  (ii)   a registrar;

  (iii)   a person engaged under subsection   90(1).

Note:   A non - participating party to the proceeding or a Tribunal case event of that kind is not required to appear at the dispute resolution process unless the Tribunal orders the party to do so under section   63.

  (2)   The parties to the proceeding appearing at the dispute resolution process must act in good faith in relation to the conduct of the dispute resolution process.

Exception--guidance and appeals panel proceedings

  (3)   Despite subsection   (1), the Tribunal must not direct that a guidance and appeals panel proceeding, or any part of or matter arising out of a guidance and appeals panel proceeding, be referred to a dispute resolution process other than conferencing.