Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020
118Power to cure irregularities
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 118
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020.
118 Power to cure irregularities
[Section 118 Inserted by No. 17 of 2021, s. 18, Applied:05 Nov 2021]
(1) If, in proceedings before the Tribunal or on appeal from the Tribunal to the Supreme Court, it appears to the Tribunal, or the Court, respectively, that –
(a) an irregularity has occurred affecting the proceedings or any matter to which the proceedings relate; and
(b) it would be conducive to the expeditious resolution of the questions of substance at issue between the parties if the powers conferred by this section were exercised –
the Tribunal or the Court may cure the irregularity by ordering that, subject to the fulfilment of the conditions, if any, that are specified by the Tribunal, or the Court, respectively, a requirement of this Act, or of any other Act or law, be dispensed with to the extent necessary for the purpose.
(2) An order under this section does not affect the rights or liabilities of persons who are not parties to the proceedings.