Tribunals & Public Sector Appeals
10. State Tribunals in QLD
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Last updated: 06 Sep 2015
- The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) was formed on 1 December 2009 by the amalgamation (joining together) of the following tribunals:
- Anti-Discrimination Tribunal;
- Appeal tribunals formed under the Local Government Act;
- Children Services Tribunal;
- Commercial and Consumer Tribunal;
- Fire Panel of Referees;
- Fisheries Tribunal;
- Guardianship and Administrative Tribunal;
- Health Practitioners Tribunal;
- Independent Assessor under the Prostitution Act 1999;
- Legal Practice Tribunal;
- Misconduct Tribunal;
- Nursing Tribunal;
- Racing Appeal Tribunal;
- Retail Shop Leases Tribunal;
- Small Claims Tribunal;
- Surveyors Disciplinary Committee;
- Teachers Disciplinary Committee;
- Valuers Registration Committee; and
- Veterinary Tribunal.
- The following bodies making civil or administrative decisions were not amalgamated into QCAT and are not within QCAT jurisdiction (authority) :
- the Mental Health Review Tribunal and the Mental Health Court;
- bodies making decisions about development or planning and environment issues including the Planning and Environment Court, the Land Court and the Building and Development Tribunals; and
- industrial dispute bodies including the Industrial Court, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission and the review functions of the Public Service Commission.
- Further information can be found at: http://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/
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