Appointment of additional Members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal

The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Media Release

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