Social Security Inquiry
The Administrative Review Council is currently conducting an inquiry into the operation of the social security 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 by 30 June 2026.
Terms of Reference
Read a copy of the Terms of Reference for the inquiry
Public consultation
As part of the inquiry, the Council is holding a public consultation. To guide consideration, the Council has prepared an issues paper that sets out some of the key issues and debates arising in connection with the various stages of social security review.
Read the issues paper and share your views
The consultation closes on Friday, 26 September 2025.