Administrative Appeals Tribunal

(AAT)

Level 13, 111 St Georges Terrace, Perth 6000 aat.gov.au Recruitment@aat.gov. au

Areas of Law Child support; Commonwealth workers’ compensation; Family assistance; Paid parental leave; Social security and Student assistance; Migration and refugee visas and visa-related decisions; Taxation; Veterans’ entitlements.

What is the AAT’s main focus? The AAT conducts independent merits review of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws. They review decisions made by Australian Government ministers, departments and agencies and, in limited circumstances, decisions made by state government and non-government bodies. They also review decisions made under Norfolk Island laws. The AAT reviews decisions “on the merits”. This means that they take a fresh look at the relevant facts, law and policy and arrive at our own decision. We must make the legally correct decision or, where there can be more than one correct decision, the preferable decision. The AAT has the power to: • affirm a decision; • vary a decision; • set aside a decision and substitute a new decision; or • remit a decision to the decisionmaker for reconsideration. How does the AAT seek its employees? Members of the Tribunal are statutory office holders appointed by the Governor-General. From time to time the AAT seeks to have appointed persons with professional skills or knowledge in areas like aviation, actuary, social work, specialist or general medicine, compensation law and so on. The AAT also employs staff under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth). Staff are Commonwealth public servants and are employed as either on-going or non-ongoing to perform a range of duties including management of the AAT’s Registries, conducting conferences, legal research, provision of client services and support services to Members. The AAT has offices in all states of Australia and in the Australian Capital Territory. The AAT is an equal opportunity employer which upholds the APS employment principles and actively encourages a diverse and inclusive workplace. How do you apply to work at the AAT? The tribunal uses a webbased e-recruitment system for lodgement of job applications. When applying online via the e-recruitment system for the first time you will need to register and provide a valid email address. This will then generate an automatic email that will be sent to your nominated email address and contains a password that allows you to resume or review your job application. When submitting an online application, you will be required to provide a written statement of claims against selection criteria. Your statement against each criterion should be clear, concise, relevant and generally no longer than half a page (approximately 400 words). It is recommended that you check the job advertisements via the link on this page for any specific application instructions. You will also need to attach a current resume. Please check the individual job advertisement for any specific job requirements.