MEMBERS (FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME) SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, PERTH, ADELAIDE OR BRISBANE
Applications are invited from persons who wish to be considered for appointment as a full‑time or part-time Member of the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) and the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide or Brisbane.
The Tribunals provide independent, merits review of certain decisions of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. The position of Member is a senior public office holder position. Members are responsible for hearing ????? ????? individual cases in accordance with the Migration Act 1958, the Migration Regulations 1994 and the United Nations Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees.
The Tribunals’ Registries are located in Sydney and Melbourne where the majority of Members are located. A limited number of Members are located in Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane and operate from Administrative Appeals Tribunal registries in those cities.
Possession of legal qualifications is not essential. However, successful applicants must have a sound understanding of the principles of administrative law concerning migration and refugee decision making.
Successful applicants will have high-level analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, possess a strong sense of fairness and an awareness of cross-cultural issues, be able to exercise impartial judgement and be able to make and write good quality decisions.
The available positions are for full-time and part-time Members. Part-time Members are expected to be available for Tribunal duties for at least two working days per week. Applicants should indicate if they wish to be considered for full-time or part-time positions, or both. Applicants should nominate their preferred location.
Selection documentation (including selection criteria) may be obtained from the Tribunals’ website www.mrt-mycareer.com.au via the Employment tab or by telephoning (??) ???? ????.
Further information regarding these positions, remuneration and the operations of the Tribunals is available on the Tribunals’ website. If any additional information is needed, Mr John Lynch, the Registrar of the MRT and the RRT, can be contacted on telephone number (??) ???? ????.
Applications addressing the selection criteria, together with a resumé and the names and contact details of at least two referees, should be received no later than midnight Canberra time, Sunday 22 November 2009. Receipt of each application will be acknowledged.
Email applications are preferred and should be sent to:
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Applications may also be posted to:
Recruitment Section
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
PO Box 25
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Late applications will not be accepted.
