After filing an application with the State Administrative Tribunal, the applicant must give a copy to all the parties who may be affected by the application. See Serving the Application.
Once the SAT accepts your application, all parties named in the application will be notified whether:
- a directions hearing has been scheduled;
- a final hearing has been scheduled; or
- the Tribunal will be making a decision based on documents.
A directions hearing, if required, is usually held within a short time of the application being received. All people involved in the matter will be informed of the date, time and hearing room number.
The matter may be resolved at this stage, or a Tribunal member will give directions on how the matter will be handled and further information that is required.
At a directions hearing, the matter may be scheduled for:
- mediation;
- compulsory conference; or
- final hearing.
A final hearing allows all parties to give their sides of the story. The Tribunal's final decision is delivered as soon as possible following the hearing, and reasons for the decision are given.
Where matters involve a dispute, the parties may at any time before the delivery of a final decision, agree to resolve the matter.
Subject to the rules for minor proceedings, all people involved in a hearing can be represented by a lawyer or other relevant person.
Searching or Inspecting the Register of Proceedings
The executive officer of the Tribunal is required to keep a publicly-accessible register of proceedings under s 155 of the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004.
For more information on the Register of Proceedings please read the document entitled "Searching or Inspecting the Register of Proceedings".
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