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ANNUAL REPORT

2015-16

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This report

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Contents

Chapter 1: The year in review

Chapter 2: Overview of the AAT

Chapter 3: Our performance

Chapter 4: Management and accountability

Chapter 5: Immigration Assessment Authority

Financial statements

Appendixes

End matter

List of figures

Chapters

Figure 2.1 Organisational structure, 30 June 2016

Table 2.2 Tribunal membership, 30 June 2016

Table 2.3 Division Heads and Deputy Division Heads, 30 June 2016

Table 2.4 Senior Executive Service employees, 30 June 2016

Table 2.5 Applications relating to warrants, controlled operations and other functions, 2013-14 to 2015-16

Table 2.6 Examinations held under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, 2013-14 to 2015-16

Chart 3.1 Total applications lodged, finalised and on hand, 2013-14 to 2015-16

Chart 3.2 Applications lodged, finalised and on hand, 2015-16 - By division

Chart 3.3 Mode of finalisation of applications for review of decisions, 2015-16

Table 3.4 Caseload overview, 2015-16 - FOI, General, NDIS, Security, Taxation and Commercial and Veterans’ Appeals Divisions

Table 3.5 Caseload overview, 2015-16 - Migration and Refugee Division

Chart 3.6 Refugee lodgements and finalisations by country of origin, 2015-16

Chart 3.7 Migration lodgements and finalisations by key visa categories, 2015-16

Table 3.8 Caseload overview, 2015-16 - Social Services and Child Support Division

Chart 3.9 Centrelink lodgements and finalisations by key payment types, 2015-16

Chart 3.10 Child support lodgements and finalisations by key decision types, 2015-16

Table 3.11 Court appeals lodged and finalised, 2015-16 - By division

Table 3.12 Performance against Service Charter standards, 2015-16

Table 3.13 Issues raised in complaints to the AAT, 2015-16

Table 4.1 Workforce profile

Table 4.2 Salary range and employment arrangements

Table 4.3 Trends in compensation claims, 2013-14 to 2015-16

Table 4.4 Total actual expenditure on consultancy contracts, 2013-14 to 2015-16

Table 5.1 Caseload overview, 2015-16 - Immigration Assessment Authority

Chart 5.2 Referrals to the IAA by country of origin, 2015-16

Appendixes

Table A1.1 Members of the AAT, 30 June 2016

Table A1.2 Number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each AAT division, 30 June 2016

Table A2.1 Staff by job classification, registry and gender, 30 June 2016

Table A3.1 AAT resource statement 2015-16

Table A3.2 Expenses for Outcome

Table A4.1 Applications lodged and applications finalised, 2015-16

Table A4.2 Outcomes of reviews by division and major areas of work within divisions, 2015-16

Subtable A4.2.1 General Division

Subtable A4.2.2 Freedom of Information, National Disability Insurance Scheme, Security and Veterans’ Appeals Divisions

Subtable A4.2.3 Migration and Refugee Division

Subtable A4.2.4 Social Services and Child Support Division

Subtable A4.2.5 Taxation and Commercial Division

Table A4.3 Number of alternative dispute resolution processes, directions hearings and hearings, 2013-14 to 2015-16

Table A4.4 Court appeals lodged and finalised, 2015-16 - By division and major areas of work within divisions

Table A5.1 Environmental performance reporting, 2015-16

Table A6.1 Speeches and presentations, 2015-16

Table A6.2 Training and other engagement activities, 2015-16

Table A6.3 Publications, 2015-16

Table A6.4 Service on committees, 2015-16