Legislation Advisory Committee: Administrative Tribunals A: Discussion Paper

By the Legislation Advisory Committee released by the Minister of Justice, the Hon. Geoffrey Palmer

January 1988 Crown Copyright ISBN 0-477-07245-3

Preface and letter of transmittal

1 Introduction

2 The Allocation of Power between Courts, Tribunals and the Executive Government

3 The Application of the Criteria

The Legislation Advisory Committee has the following terms of reference

(a) to scrutinise and make submissions to the appropriate body or person upon aspects of bills introduced into Parliament affecting public law or raising public law issues:

(b) to report to the Minister of Justice or the Legislation Committee of Cabinet on the foregoing aspects of legislative proposals which the Minister or that committee refers to it;

(c) to advise the Minister of Justice on such other topics and matters in the field of public law as the Minister from time to time refers to it.

The present membership of the Committee is as follows

Sir George Laking (Chairman)

Professor F M Brookfield

Mr A R Galbraith QC

Mr W Iles

Professor K J Keith

Mr W R Mansfield

Hon Mr Justice J B Robertson

Judge D F G Sheppard

Mr C J Thompson

Lorena Sutherland (Secretary)

LEGISLATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Administrative Tribunals A: Discussion Paper