(1) Subject to subsection (2), if the matter that a relevant Act gives the Tribunal to deal with does not involve a review of a decision, the matter comes within the Tribunal's original jurisdiction.
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the Tribunal will, in its original jurisdiction, act as the original decision-maker in the matter (and accordingly apply those principles which, according to law, are to be applied to bodies that make such decisions pursuant to statute).
(3) In exercising its original jurisdiction, the Tribunal is to deal with a matter in accordance with this Act and the relevant Act.
(4) Furthermore, the relevant Act may modify the operation of this Act in relation to a matter that comes within the Tribunal's original jurisdiction.
Division 3—Review jurisdiction