Report on performance
Performance
External review of actions
In 2007–08 no matters were referred to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Practitioners involved in the PSR process can seek judicial review in the Federal Court. In 2007–08 three decisions on PSR matters were in the Federal Court and five were in the Full Federal Court. A further decision was made in the Federal Court on 4 July 2008. Currently, 15 cases involved in the constitutional challenge are in the High Court (see Table 4). Two new applications to Court were made during 2007–08 but both were discontinued by the applicants.
Court cases decided during the year are described on pages 45–54.
| Court actions | No. |
|---|---|
| New court applications | 2a |
| Cases currently before the courts | |
| – Federal Court | – |
| – Full Federal Court | – |
| – High Court | 15 |
| Court decisions | |
| – Federal Court | 4b |
| – Full Federal Court | 5 |
| – High Court | 0 |
Note:
- a Both were discontinued by the applicants
- b Includes Saint v Holmes [2008] FCA 987 (4 July 2008)