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.[1] The tribunal was established under the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act (2009).[2]

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.[3]

Jurisdiction

QCAT has a wide-ranging jurisdiction, including:[4]

Decisions

All QCAT decisions are listed on the website of the Supreme Court Library Queensland.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Matter types — QCAT". Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  3. ^ Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Queensland) (2010). "The District Court of Queensland" (PDF). Government of Queensland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal". qld.gov.au. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Welcome to QCAT". qcat.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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