Tribunals and boards

Role of a Tribunal

Tribunals are set up to deal with specialist areas, such as workers compensation, mental health, planning and discrimination issues. The courts exercise a supervisory control on these tribunals to ensure that they operate fairly. Decisions of tribunals may be appealed in the Supreme Court.

Tribunals are usually less formal than courts. They resolve disputes such as

  • arguments between neighbours about plants and trees
  • planning applications and appeals
  • workers compensation claims
  • social security disputes

Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT)

The Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) is a statewide, specialist Tribunal. It resolves applications, appeals and other matters through mediations and conciliations and conducting hearings, in matters such as workers compensation disputes, planning appeals, anti-discrimination cases and more.

The following Tribunals are now individual parts of TASCAT:

  • Guardianship Stream
  • Mental Health Stream
  • Resource and Planning Stream
  • Personal Compensation Stream, which includes:
    • Asbestos Compensation
    • Motor Accident Compensation
    • Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation
  • Anti-Discrimination Stream
  • Health Practitioners Stream
  • Forest Practices Stream

For information about making an application to the Tribunal, what happens when a matter is with the Tribunal, decisions of the Tribunal and more, go to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) website.

Parole Board of Tasmania

The Parole Board makes decisions about which prisoners will be released on parole and any conditions of a prisoners parole. For information about how the Parole Board makes these decisions and a listing of decisions, go to the Parole Board of Tasmania website.

Tasmanian Industrial Commission

The Tasmanian Industrial Commission role is to conciliate and arbitrate industrial disputes, set wage rates and terms and conditions of employment, mainly for the Tasmanian State Service.

For daily lists for hearings with the Tasmanian Industrial Commission, information on going to hearings, decisions and more, go to the Tasmanian Industrial Commission website.

Tasmanian Planning Commission

The Tasmanian Planning Commission assesses and determines major projects, planning schemes and planning scheme amendments, and planning scheme amendments with associated developments.

For planning schemes for Tasmanian municipalities, outcomes of hearings and more, go to the Tasmanian Planning Commission website.

Mining Tribunal

The Mining Tribunal deals with disputes, mediation and other matters around a mineral tenement, prospecting, exploring or mining.

Go to the Mining Tribunal webpage.

Last updated: 2 October 2023