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.
2013
| Practice direction | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013/6 | 19/06/2013 | Identifying Proceedings, those Appearing and Witnesses to QCAT Matters |
| 2013/5 | 03/06/2013 |
Interest on decisions by default for certain minor civil disputes |
| 2013/4 | 10/05/2013 | Reserved decisions and decisions on the papers |
| 2013/3 | 06/05/2013 | Hearings in Administrative Review Proceedings |
| 2013/2 | 15/03/2013 | Allocating legal members to lists in QCAT Replaces Practice Direction No 13 of 2010 |
| 2013/1 | 4/03/2013 |
2012
| Practice direction | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012/1 | 3/09/2012 |
2011
| Practice direction | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011/6 | 6/01/2012 |
Access to documents in applications for review and referral matters |
| 2011/5 | 1/11/2011 | Arrangements for applications for orders to resolve other issues about trees |
| 2011/4 | 1/11/2011 | Arrangements for the mediation and determination of minor civil disputes Replaces Practice Direction No 6 of 2009 |
| 2011/3 | 16/09/2011 | Matters under Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 |
| 2011/2 | 23/02/2011 | Electronic filing of applications and other documents in minor debt proceedings Updated 13 May 2013 |
| 2011/1 | 17/02/2011 | Replaced by Practice Direction No 2 of 2011 |
2010
| Practice direction | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010/13 | 22/12/2010 | Replaced by Practice Direction No 2 of 2013 |
| 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 |
| 2010/9 | 25/06/2010 | Directions for decisions by default - unliquidated damages |
| 2010/8 | 23/06/2010 | Directions relating to guardianship matters Replaces Practice Direction No 10 of 2009 |
| 2010/7 | 23/06/2010 | Directions relating to undertakings as to damages |
| 2010/6 | 20/04/2010 | Compulsory conferences and mediations 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 Replaces Practice Direction No 7 of 2009. |
| 2010/3 | 26/03/10 | Arrangements for building disputes |
| 2010/2 | 09/03/2010 |
Directions relating to the Legal Profession Act 2007 |
| 2010/1 | 02/03/2010 | Arrangements for hearing Minor Civil Disputes (Brisbane and South East Qld Circuit Centres) |
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 Amended 25/10/2012 |
| 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 | Replaced by Practice Direction No 5 of 2013. |
| 2009/04 | 11/11/2009 | Expert evidence Guide to expert conferences |
| 2009/03 | 11/11/2009 | Consent orders |
| 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 |
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) 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 |
| 2007/01 | Updated October 2009 | Accounts of administration provided by The Public Trustee of Queensland and trustee companies under the Trustee Companies Act 1968 |
| 2004/04 | 01/04/2004 | Accounts of administration to the date of death of the adult |
| 2004/03 | 13/01/2004 | Advice to the Registrar of Titles if an appointment concerns land |
| 2003/02 | 14/11/2003 | Procedure to be followed with respect to applications for sterilisation |
| 2003/01 | 30/03/03 | Providing accounts of administration for private administrator/s Amended 13/7/2007 |