The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) is statutory organisation responsible for reviewing
administrative law
Administrative law is the division of law that governs the activities of executive branch agencies of government. Administrative law concerns executive branch rule making (executive branch rules are generally referred to as " regulations"), ...
decisions of some
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended f ...
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
The Supreme Court of Queensland is the highest court in the Australian State of Queensland. It was formerly the Brisbane Supreme Court, in the colony of Queensland.
The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court allows its trial division to h ...
, while those in which the amount is $150,000 or less are heard by either the Magistrates Court or the QCAT.
See also
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List of Queensland courts and tribunals
References
{{Australian Tribunals
2009 establishments in Australia
Australian administrative law
Queensland law
Australian tribunals
Courts and tribunals established in 2009