Tribunal Claim Guide: Start Your NCAT, VCAT or QCAT Claim Step by Step
Lodging a claim at NCAT, VCAT or QCAT yourself? Three taps and you get the steps for your tribunal, your kind of claim and your amount: where it goes, the fee, the form box by box, how the tribunal wants your reasons set out, what to gather, how to give the other side a copy, and what happens on the day. Taken from the tribunal's own forms and pages. Ready in about a minute.
What this document does
- Where your claim goes, the money limit and the time limit, for your tribunal.
- The fee to lodge for the amount you are claiming.
- How to get the other side's name and address right, so your claim is not held up.
- The form, box by box: what each one asks and how long it lets you write.
- How the tribunal wants your reasons set out, in its own words. VCAT wants numbered paragraphs in date order. QCAT says an application without proper reasons may be dismissed.
- What to gather, how to give the other side a copy, what happens after you lodge and what happens on the day.
What we'll ask you
Plain-English questions, one at a time. No legal knowledge needed — if you don't know an answer exactly, your best estimate is fine.
- Which tribunal is your claim going to?
- What is your claim about?
- What is your claim about?
- What is your claim about?
- Roughly how much is your claim for?
- Roughly how much is your claim for?
- Roughly how much is your claim for?
- You review it first · Nothing is sent to anyone else
- 2 free amendments included
- NCAT, VCAT and QCAT claims about goods and services
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From your answers to a finished Tribunal Claim Guide in three steps
Answer 7 quick questions
Who it’s about, what happened and what you want. Plain English, one question at a time.
We draft it for your state
Your Tribunal Claim Guide: Start Your NCAT, VCAT or QCAT Claim Step by Step is drafted to the legislation, regulator and tribunal for your state or territory, then formatted as a professional PDF. Usually ready within about five minutes.
Review, confirm, receive
The draft lands in your dashboard for you to read. Change anything that isn't right (two free amendments), confirm it, and we email you the final PDF. Nothing is sent to anyone else.
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Everything about the Tribunal Claim Guide: Start Your NCAT, VCAT or QCAT Claim Step by Step
How much does the Tribunal Claim Guide cost?
A flat $19 AUD, including GST. There is no card required to start, no subscription and no hourly rate — you see the full summary of your answers before you pay.
How long does it take?
There are 7 questions, which take a few minutes to answer. You see a full summary of your answers before you pay; your document is drafted once your payment is confirmed.
When do I get the document?
The draft of your Tribunal Claim Guide: Start Your NCAT, VCAT or QCAT Claim Step by Step is usually ready in about 5 minutes. You read it on your dashboard and can change the wording; once you confirm it, the final PDF is available to download and emailed to you.
What if I need changes?
You read the full Tribunal Claim Guide on your dashboard first. You can change the wording or ask for a redraft, with unlimited edits and 2 redrafts included, then confirm it and the final PDF is yours to download and keep.
Does it work in my state?
NCAT (New South Wales), VCAT (Victoria) and QCAT (Queensland), for claims about goods and services. At QCAT it also covers money owed and vehicle damage.
Which tribunals does it cover?
NCAT in New South Wales, VCAT in Victoria and QCAT in Queensland, for claims about goods and services. At QCAT it also covers a fixed or agreed amount of money you are owed, and damage to your car or property caused by a vehicle. Tenancy and bond applications are not covered yet.
Where does the information come from?
From the tribunal's own forms and pages. The guide quotes the tribunal where its wording matters, and tells you to check the fee and the form on the day you lodge, because fees usually change each 1 July.
Does it write my claim for me?
No. It shows you each step and how the tribunal wants the claim set out, and you write it. If you would rather we wrote it from your answers, that is our Tribunal Application.
How long does it take?
Three taps and your email address. The guide is ready about a minute after you pay.
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