2018 COAT National Conference

The 2018 COAT National Conference, QT Canberra Hotel, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 June. 

 The theme for the 2018 Conference:  'Toward the Horizon - Tribunals of the Future'.The program focused on features of the broader community, future trends within Australasia and the impact they will have on the work of tribunals.

Please click here for the conference Program /Delegate Workbook.    Please click here for the conference page.

Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals 2017

COAT is a member of the Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity. The council has developed guidelines for working with interpreters in Courts and Tribunals:  

Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals 2017 http://jccd.org.au/publications/

2017 Registrar & Executive Officer Conference

The Registrar & Executive Officer’s conference is one of COATs major networking and development events. The theme of the conference is 'Tribunal accessibility and meeting community expectation's. The conference was held in Adelaide at the Mayfair Hotel, the newest five-star boutique hotel in Adelaide that offers luxury accommodation and contemporary dining in the heart of the city. 

The conference comprised a Master Class in the evening of Thursday 19 October 2017 with the conference on Friday 20 October 2017. Please click here for the Conference Program. Please click here for the conference photo gallery.

Please click here  for the  presentation of the Online Dispute Resolution App by Guided Resolution.

Click on below for conference presentations and papers. 

Tribunals Excellence Framework

The Tribunal Framework is an adaptation of the International Framework for Court Excellence, a quality management tool developed for courts and tribunals by the International Consortium for Court Excellence and launched in 2008.

The Framework provides a resource for the tribunal to assess its own performance in eight areas and it provides a model
methodology for continuous evaluation and improvement of performance that is specifically designed for use by tribunals.

By assessing performance (and identifying areas for improvement), the Framework can assist tribunals to deliver the
quality services essential to fulfil their critical role in society. 

The Framework takes a whole of tribunal approach to achieving tribunal excellence rather than simply relying on a limited range of performance measures which only capture aspects of tribunal activity.

The Tribunal Excellence Framework has been thoroughly revised and was relaunched at the Heads of Tribunal meeting held in conjunction with the COAT conference on 8 June 2017. 

The Tribunal Excellence Framework has been updated to include:

1. Greater acknowledgment of the work of the International Framework for Court Excellence;
2. New and revised questions in each area of excellence;
3. More commentary on each area of excellence;
4. A proposed methodology for implementing the framework

 If you have any questions about the framework please forward them to our office.

Please click here to download the pdf.

2016 COAT National Conference 9 JUN - 10 JUN 2016

Conference Papers - please download all via Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s73atfrn7gpaulk/AABOc-qIi0YaVcNX56bQll0ea?dl=0 

 These papers & presentations are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License.

For more information about this license, you can read a plain language summary and view the full license athttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

COAT NSW Conference 2015 - "Effective Questioning Tribunal Talk" by Angela Dixon

COAT NSW Conference 2015 - "Matthew Johnson Promotion"

COAT NSW Conference 2015 - "The Role of Neurobiology" by Dr Hayley Bennett

COAT NSW Conference 2015 - "Tribunal Law Update" by Sarah-Jane Morris

COAT NSW Conference 2015 - "Effective Questioning Tribunal Talk" by Angela Dixon

COAT National Conference 2015 - "Access to Justice, Law Schools, and Clinical Legal Education - The VCAT Self Help Clinic" Prof Bryan Horrigan, Dean, Faculty of Law, Monash University

COAT National Conference 2015 - "Access to Justice Report - The Role of Tribunals" by Angela McRae, Commissioner, Productivity Commission

COAT National Conference 2015 - "Mindfulness for Reslience, wellbeing and sustainable performance" by Dr Craig Hassed, Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Dept of General Practice

COAT National Conference 2015 - "Reflections on SAT's first decade" by Judge David Parry

COAT National Conference 2015 - "Tribunals and Administrative Law - Times They are A'Changing" by Robin Creyke

COAT National Conference 2015 - "Accessibility for Vulnerable or Disadvantaged Participants" Malcolm Schyvens

COAT National Conference 2015 - Welcome and Opening Address by the Hon. Justice Duncan Kerr Chev LH

Best Practice Guide to Tribunal Independence in Appointments - Discussion Paper

Best Practice Guide to Tribunal Independence in Appointments - Discussion Paper May 2015

Call for Submissions - Deadline 14 July 2015.

The Council of Australasian Tribunals Inc would welcome your comments on the Discussion Paper. Your submission will assist us to understand different views and experiences of the tribunal appointments and reappointments process and to develop our Best Practice Guide.

The Discussion Paper has been prepared for COAT by Professor Pamela O'Connor under the direction of a high level project steering committee. The membership of the steering committee is at page (i) of the enclosed document. The Discussion Paper sets out a number of questions that COAT is seeking feedback on. They are listed individually in text boxes in Chapters 2 to 6 where relevant to the discussion, and collectively in Appendix B.

You may wish to answer some or all of them, or to offer other comments on the issues discussed. If you make a submission, it would assist us if you identify the number of each question you are answering.

If you make a submission please indicate whether you wish it to be public, anonymous or confidential.

1. Public submissions can be referred to in our Guide. Your name will be shown but your address and contact details will not be shown.

2. Anonymous submissions can be referred to in our Guide but your identity will not be shown.

3. Confidential submissions cannot be referred to in our Guide but can still assist us in developing our Guide.

Submissions can be made by:

• online form http://www.coat.gov.au/contact.html
• mail addressed to

Ms Mayda Flanagan

Executive Assistant to the Hon. Justice Duncan Kerr, President

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

GPO Box 9955

HOBART TAS 7001

• email: mayda.flanagan@aat.gov.au

Yours sincerely

DUNCAN KERR

COAT CHAIR

A Canadian Perspective on Tribunal Independence

On 16 April 2015 Professor Phil Bryden of University of Alberta gave a paper to the COAT-SA Chapter on Canadian Perspectives on Tribunal Independence. Phil is presently a visitng professor at the Law School, University of Adelaide. Phil is intending to attend the COAT National Conference in June.

A Canadian Perspective on Tribunal Independence

On 16 April 2015 Professor Phil Bryden of University of Alberta gave a paper to the COAT-SA Chapter on Canadian Perspectives on Tribunal Independence. Phil is presently a visitng professor at the Law School, University of Adelaide. Phil is intending to attend the COAT National Conference in June.