COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA COAT TRIBUNALS MODEL PRACTICE MANUAL Livingston Armytage Centre for Judicial Studies

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA OVERVIEW Consultative process COAT/AIJA Conference June 2003 Members Workshops April 2004 AAT National Needs Assessment Tribunal models Literature survey

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA RECOMMENDATION COAT publishes Tribunals Model Practice Manual

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA AIM Benchmark of competence and best practice One-size-fits-all approach Induction and continuing professional development needs Law and other-trained members

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA How to do it guide Stand-alone Members may not have access to ancillary training and professional development resources Not a legal monograph, text book, encyclopedia, or members terms- and-conditions manual

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA STRUCTURE Three parts: a.Generic principles of tribunal processes – COAT b.Jurisdiction specific applications for each tribunal – each tribunal c.Personal notes – each member

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA CONTENT Content of Part A as outlined in the table of contents

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA PART A – PRINCIPLES OF TRIBUNAL PROCESSES 1Nature of Tribunals 2Legal Framework 3Principles of Tribunal Processes 4Pre-hearing 5Hearings

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA PART A – PRINCIPLES OF TRIBUNAL PROCESSES 6Decision-making 7Post-hearing 8Communication 9Case-flow Management 10Conduct 11References

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA PART B JURISDICTIONAL GUIDE Jurisdiction, powers and functions of tribunal Extracts of key statutes, regulations, rules Selected case law, major decisions, commentaries, references

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA Guidelines to common and/or difficult applications Hearing procedure checklists Template forms, decisions and orders Library resources, tables, bulletins

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA PART C PERSONAL NOTES Selected precedents Guidelines Updates Notes

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA APPROACH AND STYLE Succinct comprehensive overview of law and procedure Readily-accessible, practical explanations ofwhat to do and how to do it Checklists and references to primary resources Written in plain language

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA MODELS Build on existing tribunal materials: Social Security Appeals Tribunal Members Handbook Workers Compensation Commission (NSW) Arbitrators Manual VCAT Others

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA PRODUCTION COAT Publication Sub-Committee Writer – Tribunal expert Editor Production schedule Soft and hard editions Cost-recovery strategy Train-the-trainer workshop(s)

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COAT 1.Assessment of tribunals: a.Eligible organizations b.Jurisdictions and roles c.Composition of membership

COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA Professional development program a.Conduct training needs assessment b.Develop targeted training strategy with priorities c.Provide train-the-trainer course(s)