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Plain-English guides to Australian law — bonds, tradies, tribunals, consumer rights, and more. Written so you can actually act on them.
How to Respond to an ACAT Civil Dispute Application
To respond to an ACAT civil dispute application, fill in ACAT’s Response – Civil Dispute form and lodge it by the date in ACAT’s letter, […]
Read Guide →Small claims in Tasmania: how to make a minor civil claim in the Magistrates Court
In Tasmania, a money claim of $15,000 or less is a minor civil claim in the Magistrates Court of Tasmania (Civil Division).…
Read Guide →How to make a small claim in the NSW Local Court (up to $20,000)
To make a small claim in New South Wales, you file a statement of claim in the Local Court’s Small Claims Division,…
Read Guide →Small claims in WA: how to make a minor case claim in the Magistrates Court
In Western Australia, small money claims go to the Magistrates Court, not a tribunal. If you are owed $10,000 or less, you…
Read Guide →QCAT Form 9: the affidavit of service for a Queensland minor civil dispute
QCAT Form 9 is the Affidavit of service: a sworn statement, made by the person who served your application, proving the respondent…
Read Guide →QCAT Form 7: How to Fill In the Response to a Minor Debt Claim
QCAT Form 7 is the Response to minor civil dispute – minor debt: the form you file if someone has taken you…
Read Guide →QCAT decisions this week: house rentals and bonds, other civil disputes, builders and building defects (16 October to 22 October 2026)
5 QCAT decisions from 16 October to 22 October 2026, in plain English.
Read Guide →VCAT decisions this week: unpaid debts and invoices, strata and body corporate (16 October to 22 October 2026)
2 VCAT decisions from 16 October to 22 October 2026, in plain English.
Read Guide →NCAT decisions this week: builders and building defects, motor vehicle dealers, house rentals and bonds (16 October to 22 October 2026)
4 NCAT decisions from 16 October to 22 October 2026, in plain English.
Read Guide →Motor accident benefits referral dismissed: no expense claimed and no decision to review (TASCAT, 2026)
A woman injured in a 2010 rear-end collision asked the Tribunal to order the Motor Accidents Insurance Board to restore her and…
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