Assessment Appeal Tribunals
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1929 – 1979
Independent tribunals, numbered No. 1, No. 2 and so on, that heard appeals by veterans and their dependants against Repatriation decisions on the assessment (rate) of war pensions, alongside the War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal, which dealt with entitlement.
How it came into existence
Set up under the Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Act 1920 as amended in the late 1920s, apparently by the Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Act 1929 that created the War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal, to give an independent appeal against Repatriation decisions on the assessment of war pensions; two Assessment Appeal Tribunals were set up at first. A former President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal places their establishment by 1929, but the exact date they began sitting is not confirmed.
Legislation: Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Act 1920 (as amended in 1929; later the Repatriation Act 1920)
Changes during its life
- 12 June 1974Moved to the Department of Repatriation and Compensation portfolio.
- 22 December 1975Moved to the Department of Repatriation portfolio.
- 5 October 1976Moved to the Department of Veterans' Affairs portfolio.
How it ended
Replaced in 1979, together with the War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal, by the Repatriation Review Tribunal, which took over review of both entitlement and assessment decisions.
- Appeals on the assessment of war pensions
Main functions
- Hearing appeals on the assessment of war pensions
- Determining the degree of war-caused incapacity
- Independent review of Repatriation decisions on pension rates
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Veterans' Affairs.
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Sources
Some dates or links for this organisation are uncertain. Corrections are welcome.