1. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 20041 COAT TRIBUNALS MODEL PRACTICE MANUAL Livingston Armytage Centre for Judicial Studies armytagl@ozemail.com.au

2. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 20042 OVERVIEW Consultative process COAT/AIJA Conference June 2003 Members Workshops April 2004 AAT National Needs Assessment Tribunal models Literature survey

3. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 20043 RECOMMENDATION COAT publishes Tribunals Model Practice Manual

4. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 20044 AIM Benchmark of competence and best practice One-size-fits-all approach Induction and continuing professional development needs Law and other-trained members

5. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 20045 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

6. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 20046 STRUCTURE Three parts: a.Generic principles of tribunal processes – COAT b.Jurisdiction specific applications for each tribunal – each tribunal c.Personal notes – each member

7. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 20047 CONTENT Content of Part A as outlined in the table of contents

8. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 20048 PART A – PRINCIPLES OF TRIBUNAL PROCESSES 1Nature of Tribunals 2Legal Framework 3Principles of Tribunal Processes 4Pre-hearing 5Hearings

9. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 20049 PART A – PRINCIPLES OF TRIBUNAL PROCESSES 6Decision-making 7Post-hearing 8Communication 9Case-flow Management 10Conduct 11References

10. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 200410 PART B JURISDICTIONAL GUIDE Jurisdiction, powers and functions of tribunal Extracts of key statutes, regulations, rules Selected case law, major decisions, commentaries, references

11. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 200411 Guidelines to common and/or difficult applications Hearing procedure checklists Template forms, decisions and orders Library resources, tables, bulletins

12. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 200412 PART C PERSONAL NOTES Selected precedents Guidelines Updates Notes

13. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 200413 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

14. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 200414 MODELS Build on existing tribunal materials: Social Security Appeals Tribunal Members Handbook Workers Compensation Commission (NSW) Arbitrators Manual VCAT Others

15. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 200415 PRODUCTION COAT Publication Sub-Committee Writer – Tribunal expert Editor Production schedule Soft and hard editions Cost-recovery strategy Train-the-trainer workshop(s)

16. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 200416 OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COAT 1.Assessment of tribunals: a.Eligible organizations b.Jurisdictions and roles c.Composition of membership

17. COAT -TRIBUNALS' MODEL PRACTICE GUIDE - AIJA 200417 2.Professional development program a.Conduct training needs assessment b.Develop targeted training strategy with priorities c.Provide train-the-trainer course(s)