Even Liberal members back nuclear option for the AAT

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After taking a good look under the bonnet, Labor decided to blow up the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and start again.

After taking a good look under the bonnet of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, the Albanese government has taken the nuclear option.

That could end up being very expensive, but nuclear options rarely pay respect to the cost-benefit equation.A Labor-controlled Senate committee suggested in June that the government “re-establish” the AAT, but for a long time Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus resisted that option.Former High Court judge Patrick Keane.

“The appointments process seems fair and transparent, even if the government of the day always gets its way.

 

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