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30.10.2025 - Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

I rise to speak on the Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. The ART commenced operation in October 2024 in place of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The ART is responsible for reviewing administrative decisions made under various Commonwealth acts and instruments, including disputes on matters ranging from visas, the NDIS, Centrelink, PPL and workers compensation. This bill amends the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 and the Migration Act in an effort to increase the efficiency in the processing of visas. It does this in three ways. Firstly, it expands the circumstances in which the ART can make decisions based on the papers. Currently, most matters are dealt with through an oral hearing, with the circumstances for dispensing with the hearing limited to occasions where both parties consent, or where one party has failed to comply with the requirements of the tribunal. This bill, instead, gives the tribunal discretion to dispense with a hearing when it appears avoidable, based on the facts of the case. Secondly, this bill amends the Migration Act such that the reviews of student visa claims must now be determined on the papers. Finally, the bill grants the minister the ability to extend this provision to other temporary visas via regulations...