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How to Reply to a Show Cause Letter at Work (and the Mistakes That Make It Worse)
A show cause letter is your chance to put your side on the record before your employer decides anything. Here is how to answer each allegation, what to ask for, and what…
Read Guide →QCAT decisions this week: builders and building defects, house rentals and bonds (17 October to 23 October 2026)
4 QCAT decisions from 17 October to 23 October 2026, in plain English.
Read Guide →VCAT decisions this week: other civil disputes, unpaid debts and invoices (17 October to 23 October 2026)
2 VCAT decisions from 17 October to 23 October 2026, in plain English.
Read Guide →NCAT decisions this week: house rentals and bonds, motor vehicle dealers, builders and building defects (17 October to 23 October 2026)
3 NCAT decisions from 17 October to 23 October 2026, in plain English.
Read Guide →Builder’s claim for unwritten variations failed and each side was left to pay its own legal costs (QCAT, 2026)
A building company sued the owners of a new house for $85,070.89 it said was owed for extra work, and the owners…
Read Guide →Carport in the front setback refused: council’s decision upheld in a character overlay street (VCAT, 2026)
A home owner in Brighton asked Bayside City Council for a permit to build a double carport over existing parking in the…
Read Guide →Owner’s eviction case fails because her husband, not her, was the landlord on the lease (NCAT, 2026)
A property owner applied to NCAT to end a residential tenancy and get her property back so she could return it to…
Read Guide →How to Respond to an NTCAT Small Claim in the Northern Territory
To respond to an NTCAT small claim, you file a Form 2 Response with NTCAT and serve a copy on the applicant.…
Read Guide →Small claims in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria: arbitration under $10,000
In the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, a small claim is a civil claim for less than $10,000, and if the defendant defends…
Read Guide →Small claims in SA: how to make a minor civil claim in the Magistrates Court
In South Australia, a money claim of $12,000 or less is a minor civil action in the Magistrates Court of South Australia,…
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