General Practice Direction
Following an extensive consultation process with key stakeholders, I am pleased to issue the Board’s General Practice Direction.
The practice direction will apply to all applications for review before the Board from 1 January 2011.
The aim of the practice direction is that the Board, wherever possible, will finalise applications for review within 12 months of lodgement. However, the practice direction recognises that the particular steps to be taken in finalising each application will vary and that the Board will determine in consultation with applicants and their representatives what should be done to achieve finalisation in an effective and efficient manner.
The practice direction provides guidance on:
- Responsibilities of Representatives;
- Section 137 Documents;
- Obtaining further evidence;
- Lodging submissions, further evidence and certificates of readiness;
- Case appraisal and other forms of alternative dispute resolution; and
- adjournments.
Yours sincerely
Doug Humphreys
Principal Member
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