Executive

COAT was established at a meeting of Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand heads on 6 June 2002. The following are the current appointed office-bearers and committee members of the COAT Executive:

  • Chair: Ms Anne Britton, Deputy President NSW, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)
  • Deputy Chair: Mr Brett Carter, Co-chair, Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal (NZ)
  • Secretary : Mr Malcolm Schyvens,  President, Tasmanian NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT)
  • Treasurer: The Hon Justice Fiona Meagher, President Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
  • Public Officer: Kathryn McKenzie,  COAT Secretariat

Members of Executive:

The Hon Justice Judy Hughes
President, South Australian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (SACAT)

Mr Graeme Neate AM
President, ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT)

Judge Gerard Phillips
President, Personal Injury Commission

Mr Mark O’Reilly
President, Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NTCAT)

Ms Luci Jack
Senior Member, Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT)

The Hon Justice Kerri Mellifont
President, Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT)

Matthew Carroll
President, Victorian Mental Health Tribunal

The Hon Justice Janine Pritchard
President, State Administrative Tribunal

Mr Grant Pearson
Chair, Social Security Appeals Authority  (NZ)