The merit appointment plan to the AAT that went nowhere
Duncan Kerr, AAT president from 2012-2017, has revealed former attorney-general George Brandis wanted an advisory committee for appointments to the tribunal.
The kerfuffle over appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal took an interesting turn at the recent farewell ceremony for Justice Duncan Kerr of the Federal Court.
Kerr, the former Labor MP and minister who was AAT president from 2012-2017, revealed that former Attorney-General George Brandis had wanted an advisory committee for appointments to the AAT.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
