Tribunals

The jurisdiction of a Central Administrative Tribunal is ____________

Which constitutional amendment provided for the setting up of Administrative Tribunals in

India?

• 24th Amendment

• 59th Amendment

• 42nd Amendment

• 44th Amendment

Article 323-A deals with

• Parliamentary committees

• Administrative Tribunals

• Taxation tribunals

• Group tribunals

One of the significant benefits of the introduction of courts and tribunals of specialised jurisdiction is that:

• they provide for the timely resolution of appeals against decisions of government departments
• legal procedures are less complicated in them and no legal advice is needed
• the dispute resolution powers are delegated to bodies with particular expertise by the courts
• the traditional courts are relieved of their responsibility of settling less important matters or disputes relating to specific areas

A primary difference between a tribunal and a court is that:

• courts have on-going authority but tribunals are established on an ad hoc basis
• formal procedures and rules of evidence must be followed in courts, but tribunals often adopt less formal processes
• tribunals are presided over by a lawyer, and courts by non-lawyers
• tribunals are directly influenced by government policies

It has been necessary to develop courts and tribunals of specialised jurisdiction because:

•  the traditional court hierarchy could not effectively handle all cases requiring disputes to be settled in a timely manner
• there are too many disputes requiring the attention of the Supreme and High Courts
• there are a complex range of disputes requiring a variety of bodies needed to settle disputes in recurring or specialist areas
• these were needed to take the workload off the VCAT Civil List and Family Court

Tribunals and specialised courts help to maintain the effective operation of the legal system by:

• providing an efficient framework for the enforcement of the law
• making it unnecessary to be legally represented in court and litigation, therefore increasing access to dispute resolution
• ensuring that serious disputes are resolved in pre-trial procedures
• allowing parties a range of dispute settlement procedures which recognise the different nature of particular disputes

Which of the following features of a court hearing may act as an incentive for the parties to resolve their dispute outside of the courtroom?

• the media access and publicity associated with some cases that appear before the court
• the need to give evidence orally in court that may be subject to cross-examination
• the high cost of taking a case to court
• all of the above