Commonwealth Numbered Acts

LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1989 No. 15 of 1989 - SECT 32

32. (1) Where, during the hearing of an application to the Administrative
Appeals Tribunal for review of a pre-acquisition declaration, it appears to
the person presiding at the hearing that the application is frivolous or
vexatious, the person may:

   (a)  if the person is a presidential member - dismiss the application; or

   (b)  if the person is not a presidential member - adjourn the hearing so
        that it may be presided over by a presidential member.

(2) Where a hearing is adjourned under paragraph (1) (b), the presidential
member presiding at the resumption of the adjourned hearing may dismiss the
application if he or she considers that it is frivolous or vexatious.

(3) In this section:

"presidential member" has the same meaning as in the Administrative Appeals 
Tribunal Act 1975 .