Administrative Review Council

Twenty-Ninth Annual Report

2004-05

The year 2004-05 was a productive one for the Administrative Review Council, with the completion of work on one important project, significant progress on two other major projects and work commencing on a further project.  The year also saw the Council maintain the level of advice it provides on administrative law aspects of Commonwealth government legislation.

• 29th Annual Report [PDF 349KB]
• 29th Annual Report [Word 618KB]
• 29th Annual Report [HTML 80KB]

Supplement to 2004-05 Annual Report

The supplement contains the full text of ten letters of advice issued by the Council that are listed in Appendix C of the annual report.  Five of the letters were issued in 2004-05.  The remaining five letters were issued in 2003-04 but were not published in the 2003-04 annual report in view of their proximity to the deliberations of government.

The full set of ten letters is available:

• Full supplement to the 2004-05 Annual Report [PDF 221KB]
• Full supplement to the 2004-05 Annual Report [Word 150KB]

Letters can also be accessed individually below.

Letter 1

• Submission to Copyright Law Review Committee on Crown Copyright Discussion Paper [PDF 91KB]
• Submission to Copyright Law Review Committee on Crown Copyright Discussion Paper [Word 36KB]

Letter 2

• Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee Inquiry into Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2005 [PDF 98KB]
• Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee Inquiry into Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2005 [Word 38KB]

Letter 3

• Supplementary Letter to Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee Inquiry into Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2005 [PDF 124KB]
• Supplementary Letter to Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee Inquiry into Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2005 [Word 37KB]

Letter 4

• Section 23(9)(a) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2005 [PDF 85KB]
• Section 23(9)(a) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2005 [Word 30KB]

Letter 5

• Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee Inquiry into Migration Litigation Reform Bill 2005 [PDF 111KB]
• Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee Inquiry into Migration Litigation Reform Bill 2005 [Word 43KB]

Letter 6

• Reform of Administrative Appeals Tribunal [PDF 101KB]
• Reform of Administrative Appeals Tribunal [Word 45KB]

Letter 7

• Reform of Administrative Appeals Tribunal [PDF 70KB]
• Reform of Administrative Appeals Tribunal [Word 32KB]

Letter 8

• Reform of Administrative Appeals Tribunal [PDF 69KB]
• Reform of Administrative Appeals Tribunal [Word 31KB]

Letter 9

• Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2004 [PDF 77KB]
• Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2004 [Word 33KB]

Letter 10

• Exposure draft of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2004 [PDF 72KB]
• Exposure draft of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2004 [Word 27KB]