Fees and allowances
QCAT application fees
- anti-discrimination matters
- appeals to QCAT’s Internal Appeals Tribunal
- building disputes
- children and young people matters
- guardianship and administration for adults matters
- minor civil disputes including residential tenancy disputes, debt disputes and consumer disputes
- occupational regulation matters and reviews of administrative decisions
- other civil disputes including tree disputes
- retail shop lease disputes
- reopenings
Fees may be waived in cases of financial hardship
Generally, each party must pay their own costs when using QCAT. If you have difficulty in paying the application or appeal fee, you may apply to QCAT for the fee to be waived. An application will only be approved in special circumstances.
Complete and lodge Form 49 - Application for waiver of fees by reason of financial hardship (PDF, 299.4 KB).
If you are lodging an application or form by mail and you are required to pay a fee, please enclose a cheque or money order made payable to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General or a completed credit card payment authorisation (PDF, 185.5 KB).
Cash payments will only be accepted when an application or form is lodged in person.
Anti-discrimination matters
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Applications or referrals under: |
Application fee |
Appeal fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 |
$0 |
$530 |
Appeals to QCAT’s Internal Appeal Tribunal
If you need to apply to QCAT for permission to appeal a QCAT decision, your application must be accompanied by the relevant appeal fee. If your application for permission to appeal is refused, half of the appeal fee will be refunded to you.
|
Appeal |
Appeal fee |
|---|---|
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An appeal against any other application not listed in the above tables |
$530 |
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An appeal to the appeal tribunal against a decision of another entity made under the: |
|
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Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997, section 289(2) |
$260 |
|
Information Privacy Act 2009, section 132(1) |
$260 |
|
Right to Information Act 2009, section 119(1) |
$260 |
Building disputes
|
Applications or referrals under: |
Application fee |
Appeal fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991, section 77(1) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Domestic Building Contracts Act 2000, section 18(6)(b), 55(4), 60(3) or 84(2)(b) or (3)(b) |
$265 |
$530 |
Children and young people matters
|
Applications or referrals under: |
Application fee |
Appeal fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Adoption Act 2009 |
$0 |
$530 |
|
Child Protection Act 1999 |
$0 |
$530 |
|
Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 |
$0 |
$530 |
Guardianship & administration for adult matters
|
Applications or referrals under: |
Application fee |
Appeal fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Disability Services Act 2006, section 123ZK(8) or 123ZN(5) |
$0 |
$530 |
|
Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 |
$0 |
$530 |
|
Powers of Attorney Act 1998 |
$0 |
$530 |
Minor civil disputes
|
Applications or referrals under: |
Application fee |
Appeal fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Not more than $500, or no amount claimed |
$21 |
$260 |
|
More than $500 but no more than $1,000 |
$53 |
$260 |
|
More than $1,000 but no more than $10,000 |
$95 |
$260 |
|
More than $10,000 |
$265 |
$530 |
Occupational regulation matters and reviews of administrative decisions
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Applications or referrals under: |
Application fee |
Appeal fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Adult Proof of Age Card Act 2008 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Regulation 1998 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Agricultural Standards Act 1994, section 50(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Agricultural Standards Act 1994, section 51 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Animal Care and Protection Act 2001, section 196(2) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Animal Care and Protection Act 2001, section 198A |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, section 184(2) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, section 188 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Aparies Regulation 1998 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Architects Act 2002, section 121(2) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Associations Incorporation Act 1981, section 111(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Associations Incorporation Act 1981, section 113 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Biodiscovery Act 2004 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997, section 304 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Building Act 1975, section 189(2) or 205(2) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004, section 96(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004, section 97 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Casino Control Act 1982, section 91A(1) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Casino Control Act 1982, section 91A(2) |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Casino Control Act 1982, section 91A(3) |
$125 |
$250 |
|
Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999, section 174(2) or 174(5) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999, section 174(4) |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Child Care Act 2002 |
$125 |
$250 |
|
Chiropractors Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Civil Partnerships Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Classification of Computer Games and Images Act 1995 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Classification of Films Act 1991 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Classification of Publications Act 1991 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Clean Energy Act 2008 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Community Ambulance Cover Act 2003 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Community Services Act 2007, section 95(3) or 97(2) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Cooperatives Act 1997 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Crime and Misconduct Commission Act 2001, section 219G(1) (for any application other than an application by the Crime and Misconduct Commission) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act 2001 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Dangerous Goods Safety Management Regulation 2001, section 115(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Dangerous Goods Safety Management Regulation 2001, section 116 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Debits Tax Repeal Act 2005 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Dental Practitioners Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Disability Services Act 2006, section 108(1), 113(2)(a), 210(4) or 212(2) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Disaster Management Act 2003 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Drugs Misuse Act 1986 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Duties Act 2001 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Education (General Provisions) Act 2006, sections 139, 394, 397 and 402(1) |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Education (Overseas Students) Act 1996 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005, section 215 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Regulation 2002 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Electricity Act 1994, section 216(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Electricity Act 1994, section 219(1) |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Electricity Regulation 2006, section 210(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Electricity Regulation 2006, section 212(a) or (b) |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Exotic Diseases in Animals Act 1981, section 33(1)(c) (for any application other than an application by the Minister) or section 34(1)(b) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Explosives Act 1999, section 110(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Explosives Act 1999, section 111 |
$175 |
$350 |
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Financial Intermediaries Act 1996 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990 |
$125 |
$250 |
|
First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Fisheries Act 1994 |
$225 |
$450 |
|
Food Act 2006, section 240(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Food Act 2006, section 241 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Food Production (Safety) Act 2000 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Funeral Benefit Businesses Act 1982, section 61(6) or 65(9) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Gaming Machine Act 1991, section 29(1), (2), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) or (11) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Gaming Machine Act 1991, section 29(3), (4) or (5) |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Gas Supply Act 2003 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Act 2009 |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999, section 326(a) or 338(1) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Higher Education (General Provisions) Act 2008 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Information Privacy Act 2009, section 133(1) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Act 1998, section 249, 250, 251, 252, or 253(1) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Act 1998, section 253(2) |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Regulation 1998 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Introduction Agents Act 2001 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Keno Act 1996, section 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 or 233(1) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Keno Act 1996, section 233(2) |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Legal Profession Act 2007, section 26(4)(b), 51(9), 54(2)(b), 54(4)(b), 61(3)(b), 69(3)(b), 70(3), 76(3)(b), 87(5), 183(4)(b), 185(7)(b), 188(3)(b), 194(3)(b), 195(3)(b), 208(4)(b), 278(6), 328(1), 375(1)(c), 392(1), 393(1), or 469(1) (in relation to section 469(1), for any application other than an application by the Legal Services Commissioner) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Legal Profession Act 2007, section 62(3)(a) or 189(3)(a) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Liquor Act 1992, section 30(1) (for an application by a person who made an objection in the proceeding in which the decision was made) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Liquor Act 1992, section 30(1) (for an application other than an application by a person who made an objection in the proceeding in which the decision was made) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Liquor Regulation 2002 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Local Government Act 1993, section 942 or 999 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Lotteries Act 1997 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Marine Parks Act 2004, section 120(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Marine Parks Act 2004, section 121 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Marine Parks Regulation 2006, section 150(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Marine Parks Regulation 2006, section 151 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Regulation 2002 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Nature Conservation (Administration) Regulation 2006, section 102(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Nature Conservation (Administration) Regulation 2006, section 103 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Nursing Act 1992, section 137(2) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Occupational Therapists Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Optometrists Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Osteopaths Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Pest Management Act 2001, section 107(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Pest Management Act 2001, section 108 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Pharmacists Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Physiotherapists Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Plant Protection Act 1989 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002, section 129(2) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Podiatrists Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Private Health Facilities Act 1999, section 130(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Private Health Facilities Act 1999, section 131 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Professional Engineers Act 2002, section 122(c) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000, section 501 |
$225 |
$450 |
|
Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000, section 511(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Prostitution Act 1999, section 64A or 64B |
$2,110 |
$2,110 |
|
Psychologists Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Psychologists Registration Regulation 2002 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Public Health Act 2005 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Public Health (Infection Control for Personal Appearance Services) Act 2003, section 123(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Public Health (Infection Control for Personal Appearance Services) Act 2003, section 124 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991, section 87 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Queensland Heritage Act 1992 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Racing Act 2002, section 150(1) or (2) or 242(2) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Radiation Safety Act 1999, section 187(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Radiation Safety Act 1999, section 188 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Recreation Areas Management Act 2006, section 209(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Recreation Areas Management Act 2006, section 210 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002, section 157(4) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002, section 159 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Retirement Villages Act 1999, section 29(1) or (3) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Right to Information Act 2009, section 121 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2003 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Security Providers Act 1993 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
South Bank Corporation Act 1989 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Speech Pathologists Registration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Stock Act 1915 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Surveyors Act 2003, section 163(1) or (2) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Taxation Administration Act 2001 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Tourism Services Act 2003, section 85 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Tow Truck Act 1973 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Trade Measurement Act 1990 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Transport Infrastructure (Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulation 2008 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Transport Operations (Road Use Management-Fatigue Management) Regulation 2008 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994, section 32(1) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Travel Agents Act 1988 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Valuers Registration Act 1992, section 61(1) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Vegetation Management Act 1999 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936, section 22H |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009, section116(7), 125(2), 190(7) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Wagering Act 1998, section 291, 292, 293, 294, 295 or 296 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Wagering Act 1998, section 297 |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Water Act 2000, section 865(1)(a) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Water Act 2000, section 877(1)(a) or (c) |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008, section 516(2)(b) |
$95 |
$190 |
|
Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008, section 517(1)(b) |
$175 |
$350 |
|
Weapons Act 1990 |
$175 |
$350 |
Other civil disputes
|
Applications or referrals under: |
Application fee |
Appeal fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997, section 48(1)(b), 133(2)(b), 149A(b), 149B(2)(b), 178 (2)(b) |
$265 |
$530 |
| Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000, section 483 | $175 | $350 |
|
Integrated Resort Development Act 1987 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Legal Profession Act 2007, section 328(1) |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 |
$53 |
$106 |
|
Neighbourhood Disputes Resolution Act 2011 |
$265 |
$530 |
|
Retirement Villages Act 1999, section 157 (an application to the Principal Registrar to have a retirement village dispute referred to mediation), 167, 169(2), 170(2) or 171(2) |
$53 |
$106 |
|
Sanctuary Cove Resort Act 1985 |
$265 |
$530 |
Retail shop lease disputes
|
Applications or referrals under: |
Application fee |
Appeal fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Retail Shop Leases Act 1994, section 22E |
$180 |
$450 |
|
Retail Shop Leases Act 1994, section 55 (Application to lodge a notice of dispute) |
$180 |
n/a |
|
Retail Shop Leases Act 1994, section 63 or 64 |
$0 |
$530 |
Reopenings
The fee to apply for a QCAT proceeding to be reopened is the same amount as the fee payable for the original application or referral that started the proceeding.
In cases where there is no fee payable for the original application or referral, the fee to reopen the proceeding is generally $265. However, no fee is payable to reopen a proceeding started under the following Acts or provision of an Act:
- Adoption Act 2009
- Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
- Child Protection Act 1999
- Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000
- Guardianship and Administration Act 2000
- Powers of Attorney Act 1998.