Appendixes
Appendix // 04 Applications, outcomes, listings and appeals statistics 
Table or Chart	Title	
A4.1	Applications lodged and applications finalised in 2014–15	
A4.2	Applications lodged – By state and territory	
A4.3	Applications finalised – By state and territory	
A4.4	Percentage of applications finalised without a hearing 	
A4.5	Outcomes of applications for review of a decision finalised in 2014–15	
A4.6	Applications current at 30 June 2015 – By state and territory 	
A4.7	Alternative dispute resolution processes, interlocutory hearings and hearings conducted by the AAT	
A4.8	Constitution of tribunals for hearings	
A4.9	Appeals against decisions of the AAT by jurisdiction	
A4.10	Outcomes of appeals against AAT decisions – By jurisdiction	
Table A4.1 Applications lodged and applications finalised, 2014–15
	Applications lodged	Applications finalised	
	No	%	No	%	
APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW OF DECISIONS — MAJOR JURISDICTIONS	
NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME	
Eligibility to access scheme	8		10		
Review of supports in participant plan	10		8		
Subtotal	18	< 1	18	< 1	
SOCIAL SECURITY	
Age pension/Pension bonus scheme	176		146		
Austudy payment	12		11		
Carer allowance and carer payment	74		61		
Compensation preclusion period	64		68		
Disability support pension	1,253		1,108		
Family tax benefit	94		62		
Newstart allowance	104		100		
Overpayments and debt recovery 	440		454		
Parenting payment	18		27		
Rent assistance	12		11		
Special benefit	11		11		
Youth allowance	18		17		
Other	44		53		
Subtotal	2,320	35	2,129	32	
Veterans’ Affairs	
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004	72		61		
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 					
Disability pension	229		225		
Service pension/Income support supplement/ Pension bonus	38		30		
Widows pension	44		57		
Other	8		6		
Subtotal	391	6	379	6	
Workers’ compensation	
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, by decision‑maker		
Asciano Services	7		15		
Australian Air Express Pty Limited	11		7		
Australian Postal Corporation	294		302		
BIS Industries Limited	12		7		
Comcare	569		485		
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and related companies	27		27		
John Holland Group Pty Limited and related companies	21		16		
K & S Freighters Pty Limited	26		33		
Linfox Armaguard Pty Limited/Linfox Australia Pty Limited	94		88		
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission	105		113		
National Australia Bank Limited/National Wealth Management Services Limited	28		32		
Optus Administration Pty Limited	9		12		
Prosegur Australia Pty Limited	19		7		
Telstra Corporation Limited	81		97		
TNT Australia Pty Limited	38		23		
Transpacific Industries Pty Limited	49		34		
Other decision‑makers	25		31		
Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992	83		89		
Subtotal	1,498	23	1,418	21	
TAXATION	
Taxation Appeals Division	
Excess contributions tax 	8		15		
Fringe benefits tax	13		13		
Goods and services tax	97		112		
Income tax (other than tax schemes)	727		1,153		
Income tax (tax schemes)	1		1		
Private rulings	8		31		
Superannuation guarantee charge	12		32		
Taxation administration	5		8		
Other	25		20		
Subtotal	896	14	1,385	21	
Small Taxation Claims Tribunal					
Goods and services tax	2		4		
Income tax	62		80		
Refusal of extension of time to lodge objection	23		21		
Release from taxation liabilities	67		71		
Superannuation contributions surcharge	0		16		
Other	5		5		
Subtotal	159	2	197	3	
Subtotal 	1,055	16	1,582	23	
SUBTOTAL for major jurisdictions	5,282	81	5,526	82	
	
APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW OF DECISIONS — BY PORTFOLIO	
AGRICULTURE	
Agricultural and veterinary chemicals	3		8		
Fisheries	1		0		
Research participation certificates for Conservation Tillage Refundable Tax Offset	2		2		
Subtotal	6	< 1	10	< 1	
Attorney‑General’s	
Anti‑money laundering and counter‑terrorism financing	1		1		
Background checking	4		3		
Bankruptcy	26		25		
Human rights	1		1		
Marriage celebrants	24		22		
Personal property securities	6		1		
Privacy	4		0		
Tax offset for films	1		1		
Waiver of fees in courts	1		1		
Subtotal	68	1	55	< 1	
COMMUNICATIONS					
Communications and media	1		1		
Subtotal	1	< 1	1	< 1	
Defence					
Defence Force retirement and death benefits	3		6		
Other	2		2		
Subtotal	5	< 1	8	< 1	
Education AND TRAINING	
Education services for overseas students	9		12		
Higher Education Loan Program	48		46		
Mutual recognition of occupations	10		10		
National vocational education and training regulation	36		32		
Tertiary education quality and standards	8		7		
Trade support loans	1		1		
Subtotal	112	 2	108	2	
EMPLOYMENT	
Fair entitlements guarantee	29		17		
Subtotal	29	< 1	17	< 1	
ENVIRONMENT	
Clean energy regulation	1		3		
Environment protection and biodiversity	2		2		
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park	2		2		
Hazardous waste	2		0		
Ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas management	1		1		
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust	1		1		
Subtotal	9	< 1	9	< 1	
Finance	
Electoral matters	2		3		
Subtotal	2	< 1	3	< 1	
Foreign Affairs and Trade 	
Export market development grants	2		5		
Passports	20		18		
Subtotal	22	< 1	23	< 1	
Health	
Industrial chemicals	1		2		
Medicare	1		2		
Pharmacists	12		13		
Sports anti‑doping	0		3		
Therapeutic goods	7		9		
Subtotal	21	< 1	29	< 1	
Immigration and BORDER PROTECTION	
Citizenship	324		290		
Customs	31		31		
Migration agent registration	10		4		
Protection visa cancellation or refusal	3		6		
Visa cancellation or refusal on character grounds 	6		5		
Subtotal	374	6	336	5	
INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE	
Automotive industry	0		1		
Industry research and development	14		4		
Patents, designs and trade marks	3		2		
Subtotal	17	< 1	7	< 1	
Infrastructure and REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT	
Airports	1		2		
Aviation and maritime transport security	1		2		
Civil aviation 	28		47		
Coastal trading	0		1		
Maritime safety	4		3		
Motor vehicle standards	12		10		
National land decisions	0		1		
Subtotal	46	1	66	< 1	
SOCIAL SERVICES	
Aged care	26		38		
Child care services	5		3		
Child support – percentage of care review	35		27		
Child support – review of SSAT refusal to extend time	10		9		
Child support – other	12		16		
Disability services	0		1		
Paid parental leave	16		14		
Subtotal 	104	2	108	2	
treasury	
Auditors and liquidators registration	2		2		
Business names registration	23		18		
Charities and not‑for‑profit entities	1		1		
Consumer credit	3		1		
Corporations and financial services	32		20		
Insurance and superannuation	3		4		
Tax agent registration	24		17		
Subtotal 	88	1	63	< 1	
SUBTOTAL for portfolios	904	14	843	12	
	
APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW OF DECISIONS — OTHER 	
Security appeals	
ASIO security assessments	11		8		
Decisions of National Archives of Australia relating to ASIO records	0		1		
Subtotal	11	< 1	9	< 1	
Whole of government	
Archives Act 1983	25		15		
Freedom of Information Act 1982	64		53		
Subtotal	89	1	68	1	
JURISDICTION and Tribunal decisions	
Decisions not subject to review by the Tribunal 	155		162		
Review of decisions relating to fees	1		1		
Subtotal	156	2	163	2	
SUBTOTAL for other	256	4	240	4	
					
APPLICATIONS — OTHER, ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL ACT	
Applications for extension of time to lodge an application for review of a decision	138		139		
Applications under the AAT Act relating to a finalised case	1		0		
Subtotal	139	2	139		
					
APPLICATIONS — NORFOLK ISLAND					
	0		0		
Subtotal	0	0	0		
					
TOTALa	6,581	100	6,748	100	
a	Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.
Chart A4.2 Applications lodged – By state and territory

Chart A4.3 Applications finalised – By state and territory

Table A4.4 Percentage of applications finalised without a hearingª 
Jurisdiction	2012–13
%	2013–14
%	2014–15
%	
All	79	82	80	
Social security	76	77	77	
Veterans’ affairs	71	72	67	
Workers’ compensation 	87	86	86	
Taxation 				
Taxation Appeals Division	85	87	82	
Small Taxation Claims Tribunal	63b	86	83	
a	Applications finalised by the AAT without it completing the review and giving a decision on the merits under section 43 of the Administration Appeals Tribunal Act 1975. Includes applications finalised in accordance with terms of agreement lodged by the parties (sections 34D and 42C), applications withdrawn by the applicant (section 42A(1A)) and applications dismissed by the Tribunal (sections 42A and 42B).
b	The figure for the percentage of applications finalised without a hearing in the STCT in 2012–13 differs from the figure that appeared in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 annual reports as a result of a clerical error.

Table A4.5 Outcomes of applications for review of a decision finalised in 2014–15
	All applications	Social security	Veterans’ affairs	Workers’
compensation	Taxation	
					Taxation Appeals Division	Small Taxation Claims Tribunal	
	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	
By consent or withdrawn	
Decision affirmeda 	458	7	10	< 1	2	< 1	432	30	8	< 1	1	< 1	
Decision varieda 	492	7	26	1	34	9	64	5	324	23	39	20	
Decision set asidea 	1,165	18	273	13	79	21	324	23	299	22	37	19	
Dismissed by consentb	90	1	30	1	3	1	7	< 1	36	3	3	2	
Dismissed by operation of lawc	282	4	282	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Withdrawn by applicant	2,015	30	734	34	126	33	344	24	384	28	65	33	
Subtotal	4,502	68	1,355	64	244	64	1,171	83	1,051	76	145	74	
By decision	
Decision affirmedd 	1,017	15	420	20	74	20	138	10	189	14	29	15	
Decision variedd	51	< 1	9	< 1	8	2	9	< 1	18	1	0	0	
Decision set asided 	274	4	54	3	43	11	58	4	46	3	4	2	
Subtotal	1,342	20	483	23	125	33	205	14	253	18	33	17	
Other	
Dismissed by Tribunale	228	3	117	5	5	1	20	1	39	3	5	3	
No jurisdictionf	271	4	42	2	4	1	18	1	19	1	6	3	
Extension of time refused 	147	2	116	5	0	0	4	< 1	3	< 1	1	< 1	
No application fee paid	84	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	 1	0	0	
Otherg	35	< 1	16	< 1	1	< 1	0	0	3	< 1	7	4	
Subtotal	765	12	291	14	10	3	42	3	81	6	19	10	
Totalh	6,609	100	2,129	100	379	100	1,418	100	1,385	100	197	100	
a	Applications finalised by the AAT in accordance with terms of agreement reached by the parties either in the course of an alternative dispute resolution process (section 34D of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975) or at any stage of review proceedings (section 42C).
b	Applications dismissed by consent under section 42A(1).
c 	If an application in the family assistance and social security area relates to the recovery of a debt, the parties may agree in writing to settle the proceedings. On receipt of the agreement, the application is taken to have been dismissed.
d	Applications finalised by a decision of the AAT under section 43.
e	Applications dismissed under section 42A(2) (non‑appearance at a case event), section 42A(5) (failure to proceed with an application or to comply with a direction of the AAT) and section 42B(1) (application is frivolous or vexatious).
f	Applications in relation to which the AAT determined it does not have jurisdiction or that were dismissed under section 42A(4) on the basis the applicant failed to demonstrate that a decision was reviewable.
g	Includes applications for review of a decision that were lodged out of time and in relation to which no extension of time application was subsequently received.
h	Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.	

Chart A4.6 Applications current at 30 June 2015 – By state and territory

Table A4.7 Alternative dispute resolution processes, interlocutory hearings and hearings conducted by the AAT
Event type	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	
Conferences	7,606	7,636	7,775	
Case appraisals	3	3	1	
Conciliations	485	555	523	
Mediations	42	39	13	
Neutral evaluations	32	22	9	
Interlocutory hearingsa	437	524	625	
Hearings	1,063b	1,083	1,183	
a	Includes hearings relating to the jurisdiction of the Tribunal and hearings relating to applications for orders of the following kind:
– 	to extend the time to lodge an application for review
– 	to be joined as a party to a proceeding
– 	to make a confidentiality order under section 35 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
– 	to stay the operation or implementation of a reviewable decision
– 	to dismiss an application
– 	to reinstate an application.
b	The figure for the number of hearings conducted by the AAT in 2012–13 differs from the figure that appeared in the annual report for that year. A technical issue with the operation of the AAT’s electronic case management system led to some hearings not being counted in the report for that year.
Table A4.8 Constitution of tribunals for hearings
Tribunal type	2012–13a	2013–14	2014–15	
	No	%	No	%	No	%	
Judge alone	0	0	3	< 1	16	1	
Judge with 1 other member 	8	< 1	4	< 1	2	< 1	
Judge with 2 other members	1	< 1	3	< 1	0	0	
Deputy President alone	187	18	242	22	283	24	
Deputy President with 1 other member 	51	5	29	3	25	2	
Deputy President with 2 other members	2	< 1	0	0	5	< 1	
Senior Member alone	469	44	491	45	544	46	
Senior Member with 1 other member	93	9	56	5	35	3	
Senior Member with 2 other members	2	< 1	1	< 1	1	< 1	
Member alone	239	22	243	22	269	23	
Two Members	11	1	11	1	3	< 1	
Three Members	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Totalb	1,063	100	1,083	100	1,183	100	
Total multi‑member tribunals	168	16	104	10	71	6	
a	The figures for the number of hearings conducted by the AAT in 2012–13 differ from those that appeared in the annual report for that year. A technical issue with the operation of the Tribunal’s electronic case management system led to some hearings not being counted in the report for that year.
b	Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.
Table A4.9 Appeals against decisions of the AAT – By jurisdiction
Jurisdiction	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	
	Section 44a	Otherb	Section 44a	Otherb	Section 44a	Otherb	
Social security	8	0	19	1	22	0	
Veterans’ affairs	8	1	11	0	6	0	
Workers’ compensation	17	2	24	2	21	0	
Taxation							
Taxation Appeals Division	22	4	18	0	17	2	
Small Taxation Claims Tribunal	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Immigration and citizenship	4	21	6	7	7	2	
Other	13	2	18	1	18	2	
Total 	72	30	96	11	91	6	
a	Appeals lodged in the Federal Court under section 44 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975. In some circumstances, a party may lodge an application seeking relief under section 44 and under another enactment. These applications are treated as section 44 appeals for statistical purposes.
b	Applications for judicial review made under other enactments, including the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, the Judiciary Act 1903, Part 8 of the Migration Act 1958 and section 75(v) of the Constitution.
Table A4.10 Outcomes of appeals against AAT decisions — By jurisdictiona 
Outcome	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	
	Section 44	Other	Section 44	Other	Section 44	Other	
SOCIAL SECURITY	
Allowed/Remitted	4	0	4	0	1	0	
Dismissed	6	0	13	0	9	0	
Discontinued	1	0	3	0	8	0	
Subtotal	11	0	20	0	18	0	
VETERANS’ AFFAIRS	
Allowed/Remitted	5	0	5	0	8	0	
Dismissed	3	1	6	0	6	0	
Discontinued	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Subtotal	8	1	11	0	14	0	
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION	
Allowed/Remitted	9	0	11	1	6	0	
Dismissed	9	1	14	1	10	2	
Discontinued	1	0	3	0	4	0	
Subtotal	19	1	28	2	20	2	
TAXATION	
Taxation Appeals Division	
Allowed/Remitted	7	1	6	1	4	0	
Dismissed	11	1	11	0	13	1	
Discontinued	3	0	4	0	5	0	
Subtotal	21	2	21	1	22	1	
Small Taxation Claims Tribunal	
Allowed/Remitted	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Dismissed	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Discontinued	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Subtotal	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Subtotal	21	2	21	1	22	1	
Table A4.10 Outcomes of appeals against AAT decisions — By jurisdictiona (continued)
Outcome	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	
	Section 44	Other	Section 44	Other	Section 44	Other	
IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP	
Allowed/Remitted	1	9	0	3	1	3	
Dismissed	2	12	3	11	4	9	
Discontinued	2	1	1	1	3	0	
Subtotal	5	22	4	15	8	12	
Other	
Allowed/Remitted	2	0	3	1	6	0	
Dismissed 	7	2	14	1	11	0	
Discontinued	0	0	2	0	5	1	
Subtotal	9	2	19	2	22	1	
Total	73	28	103b	20	104	16	
							
ALL	
Allowed/Remitted	28	10	29	6	26	3	
Dismissed	38	17	66	13	53	12	
Discontinued	7	1	8	1	25	1	
Total	73	28	103b	20	104	16	
a	Where a decision of a judge of the Federal Circuit Court, a single judge of the Federal Court or the Full Court of the Federal Court has been appealed, only the ultimate result is counted for the purpose of these statistics.
b	The figures for the number of section 44 appeals from AAT decisions that were finalised in 2013–14 differ from those that appeared in the annual report for that year. The AAT did not become aware of the result of some appeals until after the publication of the report.