3.1 Tribunal meetings
The Tribunal held 22 regular meetings and two special meetings in 2025–26.
Minutes were kept for each meeting. There were five disclosures relating to an interest by a Tribunal Member recorded in the minutes of a Tribunal meeting (VIRTIPS Act, ss. 12, 14(4)).
- On 4 September 2025, Member Wilson noted he had resigned from his role as Chair of the Transport Accident Commission.
- On 13 November 2025, Member Wilson disclosed that he had been asked to advise on the remuneration of the members of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria.
- On 22 January 2026, Member Sussex declared her employment in the role of Deputy Chancellor of La Trobe University.
- On 30 April 2026, Member Gardner reported that she was no longer a member of the board of VicTrack.
- On 14 May 2026, Chair McCann declared that he had submitted his resignation from his role as Chair of the Judicial Entitlements Panel, effective 22 May 2026.
Member Sussex also recused herself from consideration of a payment above the band request received from Emergency Services & State Super (Advice 2026/07), due to her membership of that fund.
3.2 Finance
Section 45 of the Financial Management Act 1994 (Vic) (FMA) requires the Tribunal to prepare a report of operations and financial statements for each financial year. However, in accordance with a determination made by the Minister for Finance under section 53(1)(b) of the FMA, the Tribunal’s report of operations and financial statements is consolidated with the annual report of the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF).
Under section 8(3)(d) of the FMA, and Standing Direction 1.5, the Minister for Finance has also exempted the Tribunal from the requirements of the Standing Directions.
While the exemption has been provided on an ongoing basis, it is subject to the Tribunal confirming with the Executive Director, Budget Strategy, DTF, prior to the end of May each year, that:
- the Tribunal has established and maintained alternative arrangements to ensure that no aspect of financial governance is compromised
- there has not been any significant change to the Tribunal’s risk profile and functions
- there has not been any key audit finding that might suggest deficiencies in the Tribunal’s financial management and internal control systems.
The Tribunal Chair, as the Accountable Officer for the Tribunal, provided this confirmation for the 2025–26 financial year.
3.3 Freedom of information requests
The Tribunal did not receive any freedom of information requests in 2025–26.
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