An applicant seeking leave to appeal from the ACAT who fails to obtain and put into evidence the transcript of the first instance proceedings will be unable to establish arguable error, and any assumed denial of procedural fairness in the appeal tribunal will be held to have made no difference to the outcome. The case confirms that s 86 of the ACAT Act only permits appeals from decisions of the Appeal Tribunal, not from first instance decisions.
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