Practice directions

Practice directions are guidelines for QCAT proceedings. The directions provide more information on specific issues and complement existing QCAT legislation and rules.

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.

    2023

    Practice direction Date Download
    2023/05 12/12/2023 QCAT Practice Direction No. 5 of 2023 - Pronunciation of names and preferred forms of address (PDF, 90.6 KB)
    2023/04 10/11/2023 QCAT Practice Direction No. 4 of 2023 - Applications for residential tenancy disputes (PDF, 263.7 KB)
    2023/03 11/10/2023 QCAT Practice Direction No. 3 of 2023 - Designation of QCAT Registry Closure - 22 December 2023 - 2 January 2024 (PDF, 98.3 KB)
    2023/02 03/08/2023 QCAT Practice Direction No. 2 of 2023 - Applications for review of decisions made about animals (PDF, 293.2 KB)
    2023/01 08/03/2023 QCAT Practice Direction No. 1 of 2023 - Emailing of documents by QCAT to parties, rather than posting, where practicable (PDF, 111.1 KB)

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    2022

    Practice direction Date Download
    2022/12 22/12/2022 QCAT Practice Direction 12 of 2022 - Applications for review of decisions made about voluntary assisted dying (PDF, 160.6 KB)
    2022/11 04/11/2022 QCAT Practice Direction No. 11 of 2022 - Participation in Guardianship Proceedings (PDF, 85.8 KB)
    2022/10 17/10/2022 QCAT Practice Direction No. 10 of 2022 - Proceedings by remote conferencing (PDF, 102.2 KB)
    2022/09 04/07/2022 QCAT Practice Direction No. 9 of 2022 - Applications for review of decisions made by the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (PDF, 255.0 KB)
    2022/08 04/08/2023 Replaced by Practice Direction No. 2 of 2023
    2022/07 13/06/2022 QCAT Practice Direction No. 7 of 2022 - Applications for review of decisions made about weapons (PDF, 294.4 KB)
    Updated 10 October 2023
    2022/06 02/06/2022 QCAT Practice Direction No. 6 of 2022 - Designation of QCAT Registry Closure – 26 December 2022 to 2 January 2023 (PDF, 73.4 KB)
    2022/05 01/06/2022 QCAT Practice Direction No. 5 of 2022 - Applications for review of decisions made about Blue Cards (PDF, 229.5 KB)
    Updated 19 September 2023
    2022/04 25/03/2020 PD 4 Revoked by Practice Direction No 10 of 2022
    2022/03 25/03/2020 PD 3 Revoked by Practice Direction No 10 of 2022
    2022/02 25/03/2020 PD 2 Revoked by Practice Direction No 10 of 2022
    2022/01 25/03/2020 PD 1 Revoked by Practice Direction No 10 of 2022

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    2021

    Practice direction Date Download
    2021/12 20/12/2021 PD 12 Revoked by Practice Direction No 1 of 2022
    2021/11 20/12/2021 PD 11 Revoked by Practice Direction No 12 of 2021
    2021/10 25/11/2021 QCAT Practice Direction No. 10 of 2021 - Legal Profession Act (PDF, 3.5 MB)
    2021/09 17/11/2021 QCAT Practice Direction No.9 of 2021 - Revocation of FAT PDs (PDF, 49.5 KB)
    2021/08 08/09/2021 QCAT Practice Direction No. 8 of 2021 - ROP Accessing Documents - Guardianship (PDF, 1.5 MB)
    2021/07 08/09/2021 QCAT Practice Direction No. 7 of 2021 - ROP Accessing documents (PDF, 2.1 MB)
    2021/06 08/09/2021 QCAT Practice Direction No. 6 of 2021 - Revocation of various PDs for ROP (PDF, 421.2 KB)
    2021/05 25/03/2020 PD 5 Revoked by Practice Direction No 3 of 2022
    2021/04 12/08/2021 QCAT Practice Direction No. 4 of 2021 - QCAT end of year closure (PDF, 451.2 KB)
    2021/03 25/03/2020 PD 3 Revoked by Practice Direction No 3 of 2022
    2021/02 25/03/2020 PD 2 Revoked by Practice Direction No 3 of 2022
    2021/01 08/01/2021 QCAT Practice Direction No. 1 - Arrangements for Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal for Monday 11 January and Tuesday 12 January 2021 (PDF, 1.8 MB)

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    2020

    Practice direction Date Download
    2020/11 04/12/2020 QCAT Practice Direction No. 11 of 2020 - The filing and use of audio, video and photographs in tribunal proceedings (PDF, 218.4 KB)
    2020/10 01/10/2020 QCAT Practice Direction No 10 of 2020 - Designation of QCAT Registry Closure (PDF, 307.2 KB)
    2020/09 02/09/2020 PD 9 Revoked by Practice Direction No 3 of 2021
    2020/08 02/09/2020 PD 8 Revoked by Practice Direction No 3 of 2021
    2020/07 02/09/2020 PD 7 Revoked by Practice Direction No 3 of 2021
    2020/06 02/09/2020 PD 6 Revoked by Practice Direction No 3 of 2021
    2020/05 28/04/2020 Replaced by Practice Direction No 7 of 2020
    2020/04 25/03/2020 Replaced by Practice Direction No 8 of 2020
    2020/03 25/03/2020 PD 3 Revoked by Practice Direction No 3 of 2021
    2020/02 25/03/2020 Replaced by Practice Direction No 9 of 2020
    2020/01 18/03/2020 Practice Direction No 1 of 2020 has expired

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    2019

    Practice direction Date Download
    2019/02 02/09/2019 Practice Direction - 2 of 2019 Motor Vehicle List (PDF, 3.2 MB)
    Updated 7 September 2021
    2019/01 27/08/2019 Practice Direction - 1 of 2019 - QCAT Christmas Closure 2019 (PDF, 328.9 KB)

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    2018

    Practice direction Date Download
    2018/03 26/11/2018 Revocation of QCAT Practice Direction No 4 of 2013 (PDF, 250.6 KB)
    Effective 26 November 2018
    2018/02 08/11/2018 Revocation of GAAT Presidential Direction No 3 of 2007 (PDF, 253.7 KB)
    Effective 8 November 2018
    2018/01 07/09/2018 Christmas closure 2018 (PDF, 311.4 KB)
    Effective 28 August 2018

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    2017

    Practice direction Date Download
    2017/02 27/10/2017 Christmas closure 2017 (PDF, 346.4 KB)
    Effective 27 October 2017
    2017/01 10/01/2017 Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 - change of name (PDF, 511.0 KB)
    Effective 9 January 2017

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    2016

    Practice direction Date Download
    2016/02 02/09/2016 QCAT registry Christmas closure 2016 (PDF, 298.8 KB)
    Effective 2 September 2016
    2016/01 01/04/2016 Completing and submitting approved QCAT forms online (PDF, 1.6 MB)
    Effective 14 August 2018

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    2015

    Practice direction Date Download
    2015/06 30/11/2015 Process for administrative reviews in child protection matters (PDF, 212.4 KB)
    Effective 23 November 2015
    2015/05 28/10/2015 Revoked by QCAT Practice Direction No 6 of 2021
    2015/04 28/10/2015 QCAT registry Christmas closure 2015 (PDF, 161.7 KB)
    Effective 27 October 2015
    2015/03 22/06/2016 Replaced by Practice Direction No 1 of 2016
    2015/02 05/03/2015 Proceedings relating to legal costs agreements under the Legal Profession Act 2007 (PDF, 187.3 KB)
    Effective 4 March 2015
    2015/01 02/09/2020 PD 1 Revoked by Practice Direction No 9 of 2021

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    2014

    Practice direction Date Download
    2014/3 20/10/2014 QCAT registry Christmas closure 2014-15 (PDF, 123.7 KB)
    2014/2 06/05/2014 Service of QCAT proceedings in Australia outside Queensland (PDF, 124.6 KB)
    Effective 1 May 2014.
    2014/1 19/03/2014 Hearing Protocol (PDF, 58.2 KB)

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    2013

    Practice direction Date Download
    2013/10 27/11/2013 Change of name - Queensland Building and Construction Commission (PDF, 125.8 KB)
    2013/09 05/11/2013 Interest on decisions by default for certain minor civil disputes (PDF, 163.5 KB)
    Replaces Practice Direction No 5 of 2013
    2013/08 29/08/2013 Joinder of Parties (PDF, 122.8 KB)
    2013/07 02/07/2013 Practice Direction No. 7 of 2013 - Arrangements for applications for orders to resolve other issues about trees (PDF, 159.6 KB)
    Updated 8 December 2023. Replaces Practice Direction No 5 of 2011
    2013/06 19/06/2013 Replaced by Practice Direction No 1 of 2014
    2013/05 03/06/2013 Replaced by Practice Direction No 9 of 2013
    2013/04 10/05/2013 Revoked by Practice Direction No 3 of 2018
    2013/03 06/05/2013 Hearings in administrative review proceedings (PDF, 1.3 MB)
    Updated 20 February 2019.
    2013/02 19/03/2013 Allocating legal members to lists in QCAT (PDF, 133.3 KB)
    Replaces Practice Direction No 13 of 2010
    2013/01 04/03/2013 Notice to produce (PDF, 134.9 KB)

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    2012

    Practice direction Date Download
    2012/01 03/09/2012 Hybrid hearings (PDF, 137.5 KB)

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    2011

    Practice direction Date Download
    2011/06 06/01/2012 Revoked by QCAT Practice Direction No 6 of 2021
    2011/05 15/07/2013 Replaced by Practice Direction No 7 of 2013
    2011/04 01/11/2011 Arrangements for the mediation and determination of minor civil disputes (PDF, 1.6 MB)
    Effective 31 January 2017
    2011/03 16/09/2011 Matters under Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 (PDF, 134.1 KB)
    2011/02 18/07/2011 Electronic filing of applications and other documents in minor debt proceedings (PDF, 175.6 KB)
    Replaces Practice Direction No 1 of 2011. Updated 4 April 2016.
    2011/01 04/07/2013 Replaced by Practice Direction No 2 of 2011

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    2010

    Practice direction Date Download
    2010/13 05/07/2013 Replaced by Practice Direction No 2 of 2013
    2010/12 05/07/2013 Replaced by Practice Direction No 1 of 2011
    2010/11 05/07/2013 Replaced by Practice Direction No 12 of 2010
    2010/10 14/10/2010 Private audio-recording of proceedings (PDF, 121.8 KB)
    2010/09 08/09/2010 Directions for decisions by default - unliquidated damages (PDF, 127.1 KB)
    2010/08 23/06/2010 Directions relating to guardianship matters (PDF, 1.9 MB)
    Replaces Practice Direction No 10 of 2009. Updated November 2021.
    2010/07 23/06/2010 Directions relating to undertakings as to damages (PDF, 123.3 KB)
    2010/06 21/04/2010 Compulsory conferences and mediations (PDF, 122.3 KB)
    Replaces Practice Direction No 2 of 2009
    2010/05 05/07/2013 Replaced by Practice Direction No 11 of 2010
    2010/04 25/03/2020 PD 4 Revoked by Practice Direction No 10 of 2022
    2010/03 21/04/2010 Arrangements for building disputes - Under review
    2010/02 25/11/2021 Replaced by Practice Direction No 10 of 2021
    2010/01 29/03/2010 Arrangements for hearing Minor Civil Disputes (Brisbane and South East Qld Circuit Centres) (PDF, 122.9 KB)

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    2009

    Practice direction Date Download
    2009/10 11/11/2009 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, 147.1 KB)
    Updated November 2013
    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 Guide to expert conferences (PDF, 105.0 KB)
    2009/04 11/11/2009 Expert evidence (PDF, 139.8 KB)
    2009/03 11/11/2009 Consent orders (PDF, 120.1 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, 119.7 KB)

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    Guardianship and Administration Tribunal presidential directions

    Practice direction Date Download
    2007/03 08/10/2007 Revoked by Practice Direction No 2 of 2018
    2007/02 16/10/2009 Approval of management plans prepared by administrators appointed under section 245 of the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (PDF, 45.5 KB)
    Updated October 2009
    2007/01 08/10/2007 Revoked by Practice Direction No 9 of 2021
    2004/04 08/10/2007 Revoked by Practice Direction No 9 of 2021
    2004/03 13/01/2004 Advice to the Registrar of Titles if an appointment concerns land (PDF, 36.4 KB)
    2004/01 08/10/2007 Revoked by Practice Direction No 9 of 2021
    2003/02 14/11/2003 Procedure to be followed with respect to applications for sterilisation (PDF, 12.5 KB)

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    Last updated:
    14 March 2023