Other Federal Courts Tribunals & Quasi-Courts

A listing of Other Federal Courts Tribunals & Quasi-Courts in Australia. Select a court listed below to view for more information, and to view Court Lawyers, Solicitors and Barristers who regularly appear in these courts.

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal is an independent body that reviews a broad range of administrative decisions made by Australian Government ministers and officials, authorities and other tribunals.

Australian Competition Tribunal

The Tribunal hears applications for review of determinations of the Australian Competition and Consumer

Copyright Tribunal of Australia

The Tribunal enquires into the amount of royalty payable in respect of the recording of musical works; fixes royalties or equitable remuneration in respect of compulsory licences; arbitrates disputes in relation to the terms of existing and proposed licensing schemes; and deals with applications for the granting of licences.

Council of Australasian Tribunals

The Council of Australasian Tribunals facilitates liaison and discussion between the heads of tribunals. It supports the development of best practice models and model procedural rules, standards of behaviour and conduct for members and increased capacity for training and support for members.

Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal

The Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal hears and determines appeals from courts martial and Defence Force magistrates in respect of service offences by Australian Defence Force personnel.

Federal Court of Australia

The Federal Court of Australia began to exercise its jurisdiction on 1 February 1977. It assumed jurisdiction formerly exercised in part by the High Court of Australia and the whole of the jurisdiction of the Australian Industrial Court and of the Federal Court of Bankruptcy.

High Court of Australia

The High Court is the highest court in the Australian judicial system. Its functions are to interpret and apply the law of Australia; to decide cases of special federal significance including challenges to the constitutional validity of laws and to hear appeals, by special leave, from Federal, State and Territory courts.

Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal

The Migration Review Tribunal (the MRT) and the Refugee Review Tribunal (the RRT) provide an independent and final merits review of decisions made in relation to visas to travel to, enter or stay in Australia. The MRT reviews decisions made in respect of general visas (e.g. visitor, student, partner, family, business, and skilled visas) and the RRT deals with decisions made in respect of protection (refugee) visas.

Social Security Appeals Tribunal

The Social Security Appeals Tribunal is a statutory body established to review decisions made in relation to social security, education or training payments.

Veterans' Review Board (VRB)

The Veterans' Review Board is an independent tribunal to review decisions made by the Repatriation Commission on claims for acceptance of injury or disease as war-caused or defence-caused, on claims for war widows', war widowers' and orphans' pensions, on assessment of pension rate for incapacity from war-caused or defence-caused injury or disease, and on claims for the grant, or assessment of, attendant allowance.