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Contents

Contact information

Letter of transmittal

The tribunals at a glance

Part 1 – Principal Member's report

Part 2 – The role of the tribunals

• Merits review
• Matters reviewed by the MRT
• Matters reviewed by the RRT
  • The Refugees Convention
  • The complementary protection criterion
• Applying for review
• The conduct of reviews
• Information available to assist applicants
• Decisions
• Vision, purpose and values
• Membership organisational chart
• Staff organisational chart

Part 3 – Performance report

• Performance framework
• Financial performance
• Overview of caseload
  • Lodgements
  • Statistics
• Conduct of reviews
• Interpreters at hearings
• Team profile – Hearing coordination units
• Outcomes of review
• Timeliness
• Judicial review
• Social justice and equity
• Complaints
• Migration agents
• Community and interagency liaison
• Major reviews
• Significant changes in the nature of functions or services
  • Complementary protection
  • Single protection visa process
• Developments since the end of the year
• Case studies – Matters before the tribunals

Part 4 – Management and accountability

• Senior management
• Corporate and operational plans
• Ethical standards
• Risk management
  • Fraud control
• External scrutiny
• Whole-of-government reforms
• Freedom of information
• Human resources
  • Members
  • Member recruitment
  • Member professional development and performance
  • Staffing
  • Workforce planning
  • Learning and development
  • Executive remuneration
  • Enterprise agreement
  • Work health and safety
  • Workplace diversity
  • Disability reporting
• Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance
  • Green committee
• Purchasing
• Asset management
• Consultancy services
• Purchaser/provider arrangements
• Discretionary grants
• Advertising and market research
• Correction of errors in previous annual report

Part 5 – Financial information

• Agency resource statement 2011–12
• Expenses and resources for outcome 1
• Financial statements

Appendix 1 – Membership

Appendix 2 – Additional staffing statistics

Appendix 3 – List of requirements

Glossary of terms and abbreviations

 

List of figures and tables

Part 3 – Performance report

• Table 3.1 – Performance information and results
• Caseload statistics
  • Caseload overview
  • Lodgements
  • Cases on-hand
  • Timeliness of reviews
  • Outcomes of review
  • Cases decided and set aside rates
• Table 3.2 – Judicial review applications and outcomes
• Table 3.3 – Report against service standards
• Table 3.4 – Complaints finalised
• Table 3.5 – Complaints to the Commonwealth Ombudsman

Part 4 – Management and accountability

• Table 4.1 – Membership as at 30 June 2012
• Table 4.2 – Membership as at 1 July 2012
• Table 4.3 – Staff as at 30 June 2012
• Table 4.4 – Salary range pay points
• Table 4.5 – Annual expenditure on consultancy contracts
• Table 4.6 – Expenditure on advertising services

Part 5 – Financial information

• Agency resource statement 2011-12
• Expenses and resources for outcome 1

Appendices

• Membership
• Ongoing and non-ongoing staff
• Members and staff by location at 30 June 2012
• Members and staff by age at 30 June 2012