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Bension Siebert and Isabella Podwinski

Tasmanian Attorney-General appointed members for TASCAT outside panel's recommendations

Tasmania's Attorney-General Elise Archer says she chose members for a tribunal over candidates recommended by its selection panel because she wanted to preserve the tribunal's independence from politics.

The Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) is a specialist tribunal which deals with dispute resolution. Its selection panel recommended 17 candidates for appointment in June this year.

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