A quasi-judicial body is a non-judicial body which can interpret law. It is an entity such as an arbitration panel or tribunal board , which can be a public administrative agency but also a contract - or private law entity, which has been given powers and procedures resembling those of a court of law or judge and which is obliged to objectively determine facts and draw conclusions from them so as to provide the basis of an official action. Such actions are able to remedy a situation or impose legal penalties, and they may affect the legal rights, duties or privileges of specific parties.
4-710: The Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) was an Australian quasi-judicial tribunal established in 1975 and made a division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in July 2015. The SSAT was established on 10 February 1975 to review decisions made under the Social Services Act 1947 . Its predecessor were various state-based bodies. Initially the SSAT was limited to making recommendations without any legal effect about decisions under
8-418: A quasi-judicial body require findings of facts to reach conclusions of law that justify the decision. They usually depend on a predetermined set of guidelines or criteria to assess the nature and gravity of the permission or relief sought, or of the offense committed. Decisions of a quasi-judicial body are often legally enforceable under the laws of a jurisdiction; they can be challenged in a court of law, which
12-412: A very specific area of expertise and authority, such as land use and zoning , financial markets , employment law , public standards, and/or a specific set of regulations of an agency. The decisions of such a body are often made after a quasi-judicial proceeding , which may resemble a court. There are some key differences between judicial and quasi-judicial bodies, in that: In general, decisions of
16-500: The Social Services Act . In 1988, its decisions were made legally enforceable when changes to the Social Services Act established it as a statutory authority . The kind of decisions it could review was increased in 2007 to include decisions made by the then Child Support Agency . Quasi-judicial body Such bodies usually have powers of adjudication in such matters as: Their powers are usually limited to
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