Online Member Induction Program

Monday, 25 August 2025 – Friday, 24 October 2025 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – The Council of Australasian Tribunals will continue to offer its on-line induction program designed for recently appointed Tribunal members. Please register your EOI online for the next courses in  2025:  25 August – 24 October, or contact our office at secretariat@coat.asn.au. Note that daily times are for the purpose of the event program and hours spent on […]

Decision Writing Course (Online) 05-23 May

Monday, 5 May 2025 – Friday, 23 May 2025 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – The COAT online introduction to decision writing program is primarily designed for Tribunal members with less than two years’ experience. However, the program is also suitable for members with slightly more experience who may wish to undertake a refresher decision writing program. The next courses will be held 5-23 May 2025; 15 September – 3 […]

Decision Writing Course (Online) 15 Sept-03 Oct

Monday, 15 September 2025 – Friday, 3 October 2025 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – The COAT online introduction to decision writing program is primarily designed for Tribunal members with less than two years’ experience. However, the program is also suitable for members with slightly more experience who may wish to undertake a refresher decision writing program. This course runs 15 September – 3 October 2025. (Disregard times as it is […]

Face-to-Face Advanced Decision Writing Workshop

Monday, 13 October 2025 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – The Council of Australasian Tribunals is offering a one-day Advanced Decision Writing workshop for experienced Tribunal members. The workshop is designed to improve decision writing skills of Tribunal members through analysis, discussion and the revision or rewriting of portions of their own decisions. The Workshop will be conducted by Professor Virginia McRae, an internationally recognised […]

2025 Whitmore Lecture

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – The 2025 COAT NSW Whitmore Lecture will be held on the evening of 21 May 2025. Professor Tania Sourdin, a distinguished academic and tribunal member, will be speaking on the subject of artificial intelligence as it pertains to the tribunal context. This will follow on from the twilight seminars. Light refreshments will be served at […]