VCAT continued + Strenths And Weknesses

Question 1

VCAT final hearings?

Answer 1

• Platters that are not resolved, have a final hearing looked over by a VCAT member. Less formal than a court hearing.
• VCAT hearings do not usually follow strict application of rules
• The decision made is binding

Question 2

Orders made by VCAT?

Answer 2

VCAT can make a wide range of orders to resolve disputes:

• requiring a party to pay money
• to do or to refrain from doing something
• orders are binding on both parties

Question 3

Appeals regarding VCAT?

Answer 3

• parties can appeal against a decision made by VCAT only on a question/ point of law.
• appeals go to the Supreme Court trial decision, unless made by the VCAT president or deputy president, in which case they go to the trial division

Question 4

What is VCAT’s jurisdiction?

Answer 4

-retail and residential tenancies, purchases of goods and services, discrimination, guardianship, domestic building works, registration of professionals.

Question 5

VCAT can’t hear?

Answer 5

Representative proceedings, disputes between employers and employees, disputes involving car accidents, disputes between neighbours.