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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Administrative Appeals Tribunal members will be forced to reapply for jobs after Labor stacking claims

Mark Dreyfus
Attorney general Mark Dreyfus will appoint the government’s new merits review body, the Administrative Review Tribunal. The old tribunal faced claims of partisan appointments. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Members of the soon-to-be-axed Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) will be asked to reapply for their jobs if they wish to continue on a new federal merits review body, after Labor complained the old tribunal was stacked with Liberal mates.

On Friday the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, will open recruitment for the new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), promising a “transparent and merit-based selection process for all members”.

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