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The Community Services Appeal Tribunal was an independent tribunal established in the State of New South Wales to deal with breaches of community welfare legislation, as well as handling appeals against licensing decisions in respect of child care services, boarding houses, and foster carers. The tribunal provided the first forum in New South Wales for alternative dispute resolution in New South Wales for resolving disputes. The tribunal replaced the Community Welfare Appeals Tribunal which was known as CWAT.〔〔(Law Reform Commission Report ).〕 The tribunal would hear matters in an informal manner in an attempt to do justice in the matter. The tribunal was abolished on 1 January 1999〔〔http://www.aija.org.au/tribs2000/KELLAM.RTF〕 and was replaced by the Community Services Division of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales. ==Establishment== The tribunal was established under section 92 of the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW). The Governor of New South Wales could appoint a person to be the President of the tribunal.〔Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW)〕 This appointment is on the recommendation of the Minister after consultation with the Community Services Review Council〔〔The Council was established under section 107.〕 The appointment could be for up to five years, and the President could be re-appointed〔Section 101 Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW)〕 and the position was a paid appointment.〔Section 102 Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW)〕 The Minister could also appoint part-time members to the tribunal after consultation with the Council. One of those part-time members could be appointed as the Deputy President of the tribunal by the Minister.〔 At least one of the members was to be a barrister or a solicitor. A part-time member could be appointed for up to five years and could be re-appointed again.〔 Part-time members were paid a daily remuneration.〔 In appointing the members, the following persons could be considered: (a) people with knowledge of and experience in administration, child care, community services, education, law, medicine, psychology and social work; (b) other people who the Minister considered had suitable qualifications or experience warranting their appointment. The appointment can be for up to seven years and the person can be re-appointed again for up to another seven years.〔 In practice, the tribunal would advertise for expressions of interests in member positions, and would select applicants based on merit. The tribunal took the view that this ensured that members were drawn from a wide pool of qualified applicants.〔 The President could only be removed from office for misbehaviour or incompetence, or if they obtained other full-time employment. Part-time members could be removed for any reason.〔Section 103 Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Community Services Appeals Tribunal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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