158Additional powers of Tribunal

158 Additional powers of Tribunal

158 Additional powers of Tribunal

(1) The Civil and Administrative Tribunal may decline to hear or determine an application if, in the opinion of the Tribunal—

(a) the applicant has available an alternative and satisfactory means of redress, or

(b) the applicant has not made appropriate attempts to have the matter to which the application relates otherwise resolved, or

(c) the ground for the application is unacceptable having regard to the frequency of applications previously made by or on behalf of the applicant in respect of the same subject-matter.

(2) In giving a decision on an application, the Tribunal may make recommendations for consideration by the person who made the decision concerned or the Minister, if the decision was made by a service provider.

(3) If recommendations are made, the parties affected by the decision are entitled to be informed—

(a) of action taken in relation to the recommendations, or

(b) that it is not proposed to take any action.

(4) Nothing in this section limits the powers of the Tribunal under Division 3 (Powers on administrative review) of Part 3 of Chapter 3 of the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997.