Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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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.[2] The tribunal was established under the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act (2009).[3]
Established1 December 2009
Jurisdiction
Queensland
QueenslandLocationLevel 11, 259 Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland
Composition methodAppointments approved by the Governor of Queensland on the recommendation of the Queensland Government
| Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal | |
|---|---|
| |
| Established | 1 December 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | Queensland |
| Location | Level 11, 259 Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Composition method | Appointments approved by the Governor of Queensland on the recommendation of the Queensland Government |
| Authorised by | Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (QLD) |
| Website | www.qcat.qld.gov.au[1] |
| President | |
| Currently | Hon. Justice Kerri Mellifont |
| Since | 22 November 2021 |
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.[4]
Jurisdiction
QCAT has a wide-ranging jurisdiction, including:[5]
- 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.[6]