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Senior Member and Member Positions Advertised

01/04/2026

Senior Member Position

Salary:                          $392,006 with a Fleet vehicle allowance of $26,000 P/A

Location:                      State Administrative Tribunal, Perth CBD

Position Type:              Full Time (or equivalent part-time appointment)

Employment Type:       Fixed Term Five Years


Ordinary Member Positions

Salary:                          $333, 206 with a Fleet vehicle allowance of $26,000 P/A

Location:                      State Administrative Tribunal, Perth CBD

Position Type:              Full Time (or equivalent part-time appointment)

Employment Type:       Fixed Term Five Years

The State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) is an independent body established under the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 (WA). It has a wide ranging jurisdiction to make original decisions and to review administrative decisions made by WA Government Ministers, public officials, vocational regulatory bodies and local governments.

The SAT is seeking expressions of interest from persons who wish to be considered for appointment to fill two full-time Senior Member positions and up to three full-time Ordinary Member positions. Appointments are made by the Governor in Executive Council. Appointment of Members is provided for in section 117 – 119 of the SAT Act. It is anticipated that the appointments made as a result of this process will be for a period of five years. All Members are eligible for reappointment.

Both the Senior Member and Ordinary Member positions are full-time positions but, subject to the needs of the Tribunal, consideration may be given to filling the positions by a combination of part-time appointments.

A pool of additional persons who may be suitable for appointment may be established from this process. Any such pool would be open for 12 months, during which time persons placed in the pool can be considered for recommendation for appointment to further Member positions if and when they arise. Placement in the pool does not guarantee an appointment.

SAT’s jurisdiction covers the following areas:

  • Commercial and Civil, including the areas of strata titles, retirement villages, commercial tenancies, building disputes;
  • Development and Resources, including the areas of local government, planning and taxation;
  • Human Rights, including the areas of guardianship and administration, and equal opportunity; and
  • Vocational Regulation, including disciplinary action and licensing in relation to a range of regulated vocations.

Senior Member Position

Both positions which need to be filled arise from the expiry of the terms of two existing Senior Members in August and September respectively.

On this occasion the needs of the Tribunal are such that persons wishing to be considered for appointment should have relevant legal qualifications and at least eight years’ legal experience.


Ordinary Member Positions

Two Ordinary Members positions will become vacant due to the expiry in September of the terms of appointment of two currently appointed Ordinary Members.

Persons wishing to be considered for appointment to the positions of Ordinary Member must have either:

  • Relevant legal qualifications and at least five years’ legal experience; or
  • Extensive knowledge of, or experience with, any class of matter involved in the exercise of SAT’s jurisdiction.

It is likely that the persons appointed to the Senior Member and Ordinary Member positions will be allocated work in the Tribunal’s Commercial and Civil stream and/or its Human Rights stream. It is therefore highly desirable that persons wishing to be considered for appointment have experience in matters relevant to those streams. Qualifications and experience in mediation are also highly desirable.

Persons contemplating expressing an interest in appointment are encouraged to visit the Tribunal’s website at www.sat.justice.wa.gov.au for more information about the Tribunal’s areas of jurisdiction and its operation and practices generally.

For more information about the specific positions, entitlements and benefits and to obtain an expression of interest kit please contact Georgina Shepherd at georgina.shepherd@equalconsulting.com or on 0435 933 305.

How to submit your Expression of Interest The expression of interest kit sets out the information required to be submitted with an expression of interest.

Persons submitting an expression of interest should be available for interview between 5-8 May 2026 (inclusive).

Expressions of interest for the Senor Member positions should be addressed as:

Expression of Interest – Senior Member, State Administrative Tribunal

Expressions of Interest for the Ordinary Member positions should be addressed as:

Expression of Interest – Ordinary Member, State Administrative Tribunal

All expressions of interest must be submitted to:

Georgina Shepherd via email: georgina.shepherd@equalconsulting.com or by post to: Georgina Shepherd PO Box 313, Leederville WA 6902, AUSTRALIA

Expressions of Interest Close: 17 April 2026 at 5:00pm. Late expressions of interest will not be considered.