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ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL ACT 1975 - SECT 27

Persons who may apply to Tribunal

  (1)   Where this Act or any other enactment (other than the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 ) provides that an application may be made to the Tribunal for a review of a decision, the application may be made by or on behalf of any person or persons (including the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth or Norfolk Island or an authority of Norfolk Island) whose interests are affected by the decision.

Note:   The enactment may be regulations made for the purposes of subsection   25(2) (review of decisions made in the exercise of powers conferred by a Norfolk Island enactment).

  (2)   An organization or association of persons, whether incorporated or not, shall be taken to have interests that are affected by a decision if the decision relates to a matter included in the objects or purposes of the organization or association.

  (3)   Subsection   (2) does not apply in relation to a decision given before the organization or association was formed or before the objects or purposes of the organization or association included the matter concerned.


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