If you make an application to QCAT, or one is made about you, you may need to attend a hearing or a dispute resolution proceeding. This may include a:
How will I know if I need at attend a proceeding?
You will receive a notice in the mail advising you of the time and location of the proceeding.
Where will my proceeding be held?
Check the notice you have been sent about the proceeding you need to attend: if you are outside of Brisbane, you may need to attend at your local courthouse.
What if I am unable to attend the scheduled proceeding?
If you are unable to attend a directions hearing, mediation or compulsory conference you must apply to QCAT to change to the date. This is called an adjournment request. When a date and time has been set for these matters, it will go ahead on that date and at that time, unless QCAT has granted you an adjournment.
Can someone attend the proceeding on my behalf?
If there is a good reason why you cannot come to the proceeding, you can ask the tribunal for permission for someone to come on your behalf, by completing and lodging Application for leave to be represented. Alternatively you may ask for the hearing to be moved to another date.
Do I have to attend in person?
You can apply to attend the hearing via phone by lodging an Application for attendance at hearing, compulsory conference or mediation by remote conferencing (PDF, 531.5 KB).
Further information on attending by phone (known as remote conferencing) is provided in Practice Direction 7 – Proceeding by remote conferencing (PDF, 128.2 KB).
*Disclaimer – The above information was taken from the Court website as accurate in August 2022. If any changes are made by the court from that date they may not be reflected in this post.