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Practice directions

Practice directions are guidelines for QCAT proceedings. The directions provide more information on specific issues and complement existing QCAT legislation and rules. All practice directions are approved by the QCAT President.

2011

Practice direction Date
2011/6 6/01/2012

Access to documents in applications for review and referral matters (PDF, 112.1 KB)

2011/5 1/11/2011 Arrangements for applications for orders to resolve other issues about trees (PDF, 52.2 KB)
2011/4 1/11/2011 Arrangements for the mediation and determination of minor civil disputes (PDF, 58.3 KB)
Replaces Practice Direction No 6 of 2009
2011/3 16/09/2011 Matters under Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 (PDF, 50.0 KB)
2011/2 23/02/2011 Electronic filing of applications and other documents in minor debt proceedings (PDF, 107.5 KB)
Updated 18 November 2011
2011/1 17/02/2011 Replaced by Practice Direction No 2 of 2011

2010

Practice direction Date  
2010/13 22/12/2010 Allocating members to a division of QCAT (PDF, 102.1 KB)
Updated 24 October 2011
2010/12 15/12/2010 Replaced by Practice Direction No 1 of 2011
2010/11 2/11/2010 Replaced by Practice Direction No 12 of 2010
2010/10 5/08/2010 Private audio-recording of proceedings (PDF, 105.5 KB)
2010/9 25/06/2010 Directions for decisions by default - unliquidated damages (PDF, 102.8 KB)
2010/8 23/06/2010 Directions relating to guardianship matters (PDF, 106.2 KB)
Replaces Practice Direction No 10 of 2009
2010/7 23/06/2010 Directions relating to undertakings as to damages (PDF, 101.7 KB)
2010/6 20/04/2010 Compulsory conferences and mediations (PDF, 101.7 KB)
Replaces Practice Direction No 2 of 2009
2010/5 15/04/2010 Replaced by Practice Direction No 11 of 2010
2010/4 01/04/2010 Proceeding by remote conferencing (PDF, 103.7 KB)
Replaces Practice Direction No 7 of 2009.
2010/3 26/03/10 Arrangements for building disputes (PDF, 104.8 KB)
2010/2 09/03/2010

Directions relating to the Legal Profession Act 2007 (PDF, 107.0 KB)
Updated 10 November 2011

2010/1 02/03/2010 Arrangements for hearing Minor Civil Disputes (Brisbane and South East Qld Circuit Centres) (PDF, 101.5 KB)

2009

Practice direction Date  
2009/10 - Replaced by Practice Direction No 8 of 2010.
2009/09 25/11/2009 Replaced by Practice Direction No 5 of 2010.
2009/08 11/11/2009 Service of documents (PDF, 116.5 KB)
Amended 11/2/2010
2009/07 11/11/2009 Replaced by Practice Direction No 4 of 2010.
2009/06 11/11/2009 Replaced by Practice Direction No 4 of 2011.
2009/05 11/11/2009 Interest on default decisions for certain minor civil disputes (PDF, 101.1 KB)
2009/04 11/11/2009 Expert evidence (PDF, 109.2 KB)

Guide to expert conferences (PDF, 105.0 KB)
2009/03 11/11/2009 Consent orders (PDF, 101.1 KB)
2009/02 11/11/2009 Replaced by Practice Direction No 6 of 2010.
2009/01 11/11/2009 Nomination of an agent to represent a group (PDF, 100.9 KB)

Guardianship and Administration Tribunal presidential directions

Presidential direction Date  
2007/03 08/10/2007 Interim Orders (section 129 of the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000) (PDF, 74.7 KB)
Replaces Presidential Direction 2005/02
2007/02 Updated October 2009 Approval of management plans prepared by administrators appointed under section 245 of the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (PDF, 45.5 KB)
2007/01 Updated October 2009 Accounts of administration provided by The Public Trustee of Queensland and trustee companies under the Trustee Companies Act 1968 (PDF, 36.6 KB)
2004/04 01/04/2004 Accounts of administration to the date of death of the adult (PDF, 28.9 KB)
2004/03 13/01/2004 Advice to the Registrar of Titles if an appointment concerns land (PDF,FFV1, 36.4 KB)
2004/01   Random review of the appointment of Trustee Companies (PDF, 31.5 KB)
2003/02 14/11/2003 Procedure to be followed with respect to applications for sterilisation (PDF, 12.5 KB)
2003/01 30/03/03 Providing accounts of administration for private administrator/s (PDF, 35.0 KB)
Amended 13/7/2007

Last reviewed
15 February 2012
Last updated
15 February 2012

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