Migration Inquiry
The Administrative Review Council is currently conducting an inquiry into the operation of the migration-related provisions within the:
- Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (Cth) (ART Act)
- Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No 1) Act 2024 (Cth) (ART(CTP1) Act).
It follows a request from the Attorney-General on 4 March 2025 for the Council to inquire into this matter.
The Council will provide a report on its inquiry to the Attorney-General in December 2026.
Terms of Reference
Read a copy of the Terms of Reference for the inquiry
Public consultation
As part of the inquiry, the Council have published an Issues Paper and will hold a public consultation from 28 November 2025 to 27 January 2026. Consultation is now open.
The Council will consider the responses received to the Issues Paper and may conduct further consultation with targeted stakeholders. Consultation responses will be published in due course.
Provide your response by visiting the Administrative Review Council's consultation page