The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, QCAT, resolves disputes and reviews government decisions across Queensland. Its registry is on Level 8, 259 Queen Street, Brisbane, and most of its in-person proceedings happen in its Brisbane hearing rooms, with others held at courthouses around the state. QCAT publishes a daily proceeding list for the next sitting day, and this page shows it with party names, case codes, times, rooms and the member hearing each matter.
What QCAT hears
QCAT started on 1 December 2009 under the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009. Its work falls into a few broad groups:
- Civil disputes, including building disputes, motor vehicle disputes, retail shop leases and minor civil disputes such as residential tenancy, consumer and debt claims
- Neighbourhood disputes about trees, with fence disputes dealt with as minor civil disputes
- Administrative review of decisions made by Queensland Government departments and agencies
- Occupational regulation and discipline of professions and licensed trades
- Anti-discrimination complaints referred to the tribunal
- Guardianship and administration for adults with impaired capacity, and matters about children and young people
- Appeals from QCAT decisions to the QCAT Appeal Tribunal
Outside Brisbane, QCAT works through the Magistrates Courts. Local courthouses (other than the Brisbane Magistrates Court) take QCAT applications and deal with minor civil disputes, so a tenancy or consumer claim in a regional town is usually heard by a magistrate at that courthouse.
How to read the QCAT daily list
The daily proceeding list is a single table for the whole state, headed with the day and date. Its columns are:
- Parties, usually written as applicant v respondent, or Withheld where names cannot be published
- Case code, a letter code for the type of matter followed by a number, such as BDL149-25
- Proceeding type, for example Tribunal Hearing, Directions Hearing, Compulsory Conference or Oral Reasons
- Date and time
- Location, either a Brisbane hearing room such as Room 10, or a regional venue such as Ipswich Courthouse, Maroochydore Courthouse, Toowoomba Courthouse, Rockhampton Courthouse or Southport Courthouse
- Member, the tribunal member presiding, shown with their title, for example Senior Member, Ordinary Member or Sessional Member
Case code prefixes
- ADL: anti-discrimination
- APL: appeal
- BDL: building
- GAR: general administrative review
- MVL: motor vehicle dispute
- NDR: neighbourhood dispute about trees or fences
- OCL: other civil matter
- OCR: occupational regulation
- REO: reopening
- RSL: retail shop lease
- RWL: renewal of a decision
Guardianship matters (G numbers) and children and young people matters (CML codes) are confidential. Their party names are withheld on QCAT's own list and they are not shown on this page at all. On this page given names are shortened to initials.
The list is not sorted by room or time, so search for your case code or a party name rather than reading it from the top.
Attending a QCAT hearing
Your notice of hearing tells you the date, time and place. Proceedings may be in person, by phone or by video. If you are outside Brisbane you may need to attend your local courthouse, and some hearings are listed at the QEII Law Courts Complex with the courtroom allocated closer to the date. Directions hearings, mediations and compulsory conferences go ahead at the set time unless QCAT has granted an adjournment, so apply early if you cannot attend.
QCAT's Brisbane registry is in the CBD at 259 Queen Street, within walking distance of Central station.
Registry hours and phone
The registry counter on Level 8, 259 Queen Street is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays, closed on public holidays. The phone line, 1300 753 228, is open from 8:30am to 3:00pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30am to 12:00pm on Fridays. Postal address: GPO Box 1639, Brisbane QLD 4001.
Frequently asked questions
When does the QCAT daily list come out?
QCAT publishes the list for the next sitting day in advance, usually early on the day before. Check it again on the morning of your hearing in case of changes.
Why does my QCAT matter show Withheld?
Names are withheld where the law or a tribunal order prevents publication, which is always the case in guardianship and children's matters and sometimes in others.
My tenancy hearing is at a regional courthouse. Where is it listed?
Minor civil disputes outside Brisbane are generally heard at the local Magistrates Court. The QLD court lists page links to each courthouse list.
Is QCAT the same as the Brisbane Magistrates Court?
No. QCAT is a tribunal with its own registry and members. The Brisbane Magistrates Court list covers matters in that court.