196Jurisdictional areas and lists

196 Jurisdictional areas and lists

(1) The following jurisdictional areas of the Tribunal are established: (a) General; (b) Intelligence and Security; (c) Migration; (d) National Disability Insurance Scheme; (e) Protection; (f) Social Security; (g) Taxation and Business; (h) Veterans’ and Workers’ Compensation. (2) The President: (a) may establish one or more lists as subareas within a jurisdictional area; and (b) may abolish any such list. (3) Before establishing or abolishing a list, the President must consult the Tribunal Advisory Committee. (4) The Tribunal’s powers in relation to a proceeding are to be exercised in the jurisdictional area or list that the President directs. (5) If a direction is made in writing, the direction is not a legislative instrument.