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Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal

The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) is statutory organisation responsible for reviewing administrative law decisions of some Queensland Government departments and agencies, and also adjudicating some civil law disputes. The tribunal was established under the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act (2009).

Civil disputes in which the amount in dispute is more than $750,000 are heard by the Supreme Court of Queensland, while those in which the amount is $150,000 or less are heard by either the Magistrates Court or the QCAT.

Jurisdiction

QCAT has a wide-ranging jurisdiction, including:

adult administration and guardianship
administrative decisions
anti-discrimination
building disputes
children and young people
consumer disputes
debt disputes
minor civil disputes
occupational regulation
other civil disputes
residential tenancy disputes
retail shop leases
tree disputes.

Decisions

All QCAT decisions are listed on the website of the Supreme Court Library Queensland.

References

"Matter types — QCAT".
"Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009". [[Australasian Legal Information Institute]].
Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Queensland). (2010). "The District Court of Queensland". Government of Queensland.
"Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal".
"Welcome to QCAT".

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