Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TRIBUNAL ACT 2024 - SECT 93

Public interest certificates

  (1)   The Attorney - General of the Commonwealth or of a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory is a party to a proceeding in the Tribunal if:

  (a)   that Attorney - General gives a certificate under section   91 in relation to the proceeding; and

  (b)   the certificate does not specify a reason set out in paragraph   91(1)(a) or (b) or (2)(a); and

  (c)   that Attorney - General would not otherwise be a party to the proceeding.

Attorney - General intervening

  (2)   The Attorney - General of the Commonwealth or of a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory is taken to be a party to a proceeding in the Tribunal if that Attorney - General:

  (a)   informs the Tribunal under subsection   92(1) that the answering of a question at the hearing of the proceeding would be contrary to the public interest; and

  (b)   would not otherwise be a party to the proceeding.