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Tribunal dismisses tenant’s $6,914 claim for a motorbike stolen from a strata carpark (ACAT, 2026)
A tenant's motorbike was stolen from the basement carpark of a Canberra unit complex during a period when the garage roller door was broken, and he claimed $6,914 from the owners corporation…
Read Guide →Landlords keep the full $2,577 bond after floor damage and a dishwasher left behind (ACAT, 2026)
A tenant who had worked as a cultural attaché argued that diplomatic immunity put the dispute beyond the tribunal's reach, and that…
Read Guide →Student sublet without the owner’s consent: head tenant ordered to repay $285.46 (ACAT, 2026)
An international student paid 105 days' rent in advance for an apartment, only to be told two weeks later that his building…
Read Guide →Worker challenging his registration wins access to the CCTV the decision-maker relied on (TASCAT, 2026)
A worker whose registration to work with vulnerable people was made conditional asked the tribunal to review that decision, and the Registrar…
Read Guide →Two-year delay sinks owner’s appeal against council building and plumbing orders (TASCAT, 2026)
A company that owns a cottage waited about two years to appeal a council building order and a plumbing order, when the…
Read Guide →Planning appeal in doubt after tribunal refuses to swap a company for the objector who could appeal (TASCAT, 2026)
A company lodged an appeal against a council permit for a multiple dwelling development, but the written objection during public notification had…
Read Guide →Objector who filed a planning appeal 89 days late ordered to pay the council’s costs (TASCAT, 2026)
A man tried to appeal a council's decision to grant a planning permit, but filed 89 days after the 14-day appeal period…
Read Guide →Firefighter’s work safety review dismissed: the inspector never made a reviewable decision (TASCAT, 2026)
A firefighter who is also an elected health and safety representative asked the tribunal to review a WorkSafe Tasmania inspector's handling of…
Read Guide →Home owners win $17,853 for tiling defects but must pay builder $19,413.75 (SAT, 2026)
Home owners complained that a builder's work on an NDIS-funded accessible ensuite was defective, and locked the builder out before the contract's…
Read Guide →No costs for either side after a building claim failed on a backdated contract (SAT, 2026)
A home owner's claim against her builder for breaching a house construction contract was dismissed because the contract had been backdated so…
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