Monday, 2 March 2026
The Administrative Review Tribunal: Reflections from the Outside One Year In
One year on from the establishment of the Administrative Review Tribunal, what lessons have been learned and what challenges remain? What impact has the Administrative Review Act 2024 had on the process of merits review?
- Examine how the Tribunal has evolved in its first year and emerging issues for practitioners and decision-makers
- Join a timely reflection on the Tribunal’s performance and future direction
Presented by Rob Reitano, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers; Former Part-time Member of the AAT
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law and Procedural Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Andrew Allan, Partner, HWLE Lawyers; Lawyer of the Year for Government Practice, Insurance, Dispute Resolution, Best Lawyers Australia 2025
Presenters
Andrew Allan, Partner, HWL EbsworthAndrew is a Partner in the HWL Ebsworth National Insurance Group, based in Canberra. Andrew is an expert dispute resolution lawyer and works primarily in the context of common law-based insurance schemes and administrative benefit and review schemes. Andrew’s clients include private insurers (including medical indemnity insurers), the Commonwealth Government, and the ACT Government. Andrew has extensive experience in personal injury claims, commercial disputes, asbestos-related disease claims, investigations, complaints processes, coronial inquests, and advising on indemnity issues. Andrew was recognised as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Canberra in the 2023 edition of Best LawyersTM Australia. He was recognised as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Insurance work in Canberra in the 2022 edition. He has also been recognised in the same publication for Government Practice (2017 – 2024), Insurance (2019 – 2024) and Dispute Resolution (2020 - 2024).
Rob Reitano, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
