Not sure what is the point of filing cases at qcat if they do not enforce their orders. You win a case against someone and they just ignore the order as it does not mean anything. There is no enforcement, no penalties, not even a negative stroke against their names. Waste of time and application fees. I want a refund for the fees paid.

Don’t bother going to QCAT.

Truth doesn’t matter. Evidence doesn’t matter.
You can lie, make defamatory claims, and manipulate the process — and the Tribunal will not only ignore it, but potentially reward it.

Today proved that laws are optional and integrity is irrelevant.
This system is broken. If you’re looking for justice, look somewhere else.

Honestly I don’t think they even looked at the documents submitted. The company that I dealt with also has a history of defrauding innocent home owners, they were even showcased on 7news for their ill tactics, yet somehow they have prevailed ! Well done QCAT what a disgrace !

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) in Brisbane plays a crucial role in resolving various disputes and matters. The tribunal’s efficiency and commitment to fair and impartial decisions are commendable. The streamlined …More

What a joke
I wish I had read the reviews earlier.
A total waste of time really! The adjudicator was unbelievably rude, pre-assumed the case. It was clear that he was not interested in knowing what really happened. We got dismissed without even given a chance to speak or present the case! All we wanted is the truth to be heard and justice served sadly. Clearly this is the wrong place to be

If there was a zero this would be the score I would give them the process in how they deal with problems is so bad. I had a case a builder clearly built a deck for me. I supplied my bank statements to prove he did work on this renovation he was directed to rectified the defective work. Then the builder then disputed the building inspectors decision. He said he didn’t do the work it was for something else was hid dispute. The qbcc did not insist on the builder providing proper invoices to specify what the payments where for or a copy of the contract for the qbcc to look at the contract. Unfortunately I don’t have a copy of the contract the work is his work & the defective work leaking into my house a roof top deck. They say they believe him even though he has supplied no evidence to support his case except a excel sheet that could fudge anything. It’s so frustrating how builders get away with this. No wonder by qbcc have such low rating not from the front desk but the people who over turn the building inspector assessment it’s so wrong. They are a complete waste of time.

QCAT is all about time waste and money. Our real estate Eternal Glean Asset Management PTY LTD submitted fake receipts of the repairs and still after knowing all this the judgement was made in their favour by the judge ETEARDLEY , As per the wording of the judge our case seems to be nonsense to him. The judge can’t even open a word file in the PC and made all the decisions in favour of the property management.

I would suggest people not to waste time on this process. It’s all about time waste and at the last the realestate will get the money.

Qcat is a big waste of time the adjudicator was very rude and did not want to listen to me am the Landlord and the tenant has not paid rent for 3 months and she was told not pay anything I gave this rude adjudicator rent ledger and he started mocking me that this is not how a ledger looks like I was in QCAT with the same ledger in September wanting warrant of possession to take place which was granted. I tried to explain my self but he couldn’t listen. Karma will get you rude adjudicator for letting someone to scam me and walk free with my money go rot in Helll… very unprofessional

Got a notice from QCAT in my email to pay an outstanding bill not related to me. Didn’t even know I had to appear. I have had no notice to state there was a hearing back in July. It’s now November. I am writing to the new Attorney General and the Ombudsmen about QCAT’s unethical and outdated processes. I never had notice to appear and the debt is not related to me. Seems anyone can use QCAT to pursue a debt without proof. No due dilligence here. In Qld you are guilty until proven innocent. Reading through their reviews, I’m not alone. The entire QCAT needs a flush out. Such a corrupt process that is not fair, nor just. I do not owe this debt and will refer it to the A.G

QCAT is an empty facade of the Australian Court system. Pretends to relieve the “full” licenced courts, but instead takes time from people’s life without any results. Smallest case goes on years, pointless “decision” which laughed by respondents, they not even bother to comply.

My experience of a QCAT Hearing that was so devoid of due process, together with a shocking display of incompetence, it became a CRIME SCENE that caused a Senior QCAT Member adjudicating the Appeal of that Hearing, to totally disregard …More

The phone menu takes you on long and confusing journeys that often result in the line hanging up. If you do manage to land in the right place you will be waiting a long time to speak with someone. Also, the pdf forms are poorly designed and far more difficult to fill out than they need to be.

I have wasted a lot of time and effort in submitting different forms to QCAT. The processes in place do not work. For example I was only able to access my Qcase file 10 per cent of the time. …More

It is on the cusp of unfathomable as to how the QCAT process can be so clunky, near encouraging people to screw others over in the knowledge that it will be countless months before a case is heard let alone resolved. An absolute circus.

Have gone in person to get assistance with a matter, and staff were very unhelpful and kept being inappropriate towards one another. …More

Qcat portal designed by morons. Always unresponsive page, takes forever to upload one document let alone multiple. It’s clear to see why this app is the biggest joke in Australia.

It’s embarrassing a country like Australia offering a “solution” for civil cases like QCAT. They really do nothing for you and let the injustice rolling.
Guess who is the winner in their cases?
Definitely NOT the victims.

To all tenants being unfairly sent to tribunal by their POS landlords/landladies, I just want to say that, based on my recent experience, QCAT is a place of justice. It may not be perfect but they have to treat over 20,000 cases a year, …More

Nothing but a wast of months and months out of my life. We won the case but as the debtor didn’t pay (QCAT don’t have the ability to force payment) it had to go to the magistrates court as he has to be issued with a summons. Wasted months …More

Do you want to break your lease? simply submit an application of financial hardship. QCAT will approve breaking you from the lease. No one checks on your income, or even if you have already sign a new lease, motives behind your action …More

When you look at the reviews, you get the impression that the organization seems like a waste of taxpayers’ money. Dealing with them is even worse. We filed a case against our builder, who is seeking more money without any valid reason. …More

I applied for an appeal in October 2022 . It is February 2024 now and I am still waiting for a hearing . I have written to every accountable!! salary collector and nothing came out of it . This is known as Cheap Justice . You eat soup as …More

The entire QCAT process has been disappointing, frustrating and pointless. Extremely unhelpful customer service staff, inefficient and out dated systems that produce more paperwork than outcomes. …More

Gather ’round, children, and let me tell you the epic tale of how QCAT saved me from the clutches of my villainous landlord and his band of merry tradesmen! …More

I took my LL to court and walked in and she had the RE there who wasn’t even a part of my claim (the RE took over after). I even said I have no idea why they are here. The adjudicator had not even looked over my claim. I live in a house on …More

This is the most dysfunctional government entity I have ever come across. Little to no support, no actual help through the process, and even when the person was served with paperwork and failed to respond, still no help from QCAT. Needs a total overhaul to become even remotely useful.

Extremely biased in favor of the applicant. Any evidences provided are overlooked by the adjudicator. Property Agents can make fake claims and invoices and without any evidences they get awarded the decision in their favour.
Certainly not a place where you can expect a fair decision.

If I hadn’t experienced it I would never have believed it.
After being defrauded by a used campervan sales company, I took my case to QCAT. They found in favour of the fraudsters. The pseudo investigation resulted in a …More

QCAT need to do an internal review of their systems. Cases that are straight forward touch too many sets of hands and therefore are not handled in a timely manner. I would hope that with the advance in technology QCAT could manage their cases and system more efficiently. What a disgrace you currently are.

The Tennant’s admitted to causing over $3, 000 worth of damages to our property. The judge agreed and stated in closing speech the damage caused was excessive but still awarded the Tennant the full bond back which is also much less than the …More

An they say the rich get richer and they rip of others because a system like this exits .. only $250 debt but you run around like a headless chook filling in copious amounts of paperwork. You send it back and forth to people at QCAT .. they …More

The legislation about real estate in Australia absolutely does not work!
There is a lot of problems and nobody go fix it!
For tenants in Australia absolutely no rights! …More

My review is not about QCAT because I have not been before QCAT, however I have read many decisions relating to unlicensed building work, which all to date seem to accord with QBCC Legislation and Regulations. My review is about the justice …More

Sad to see a Member who works for a Gov Agency, she is paid by us tax payers and acts so unprofessionally! The hearing was scheduled by phone with a very short notice despite the previous notice advised me to attend physically. The QCAT …More

WARNING ⚠️
JUST ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY
THAT TELLS UNTRUTHS …More

Don’t expect them to do their job especially when real estates are concerned they failed to send out a notice to appear to my parents, my parents were taking their previous real estate to QCAT as the real estate committed fraud by providing …More

I had put in an application to QCAT as my former landlord would not return my bond, based on false allegations and the landlord did not lodge the bond with the RTA. The ex landlord then mentioned the false allegations at my QCAT hearing and …More

I provided more than enough information in regards to my case. Colour photos, descriptions and estimates of parts of my vehicle damaged by unqualified and unsupervised workers. The tribunal was not interested in the sub par and illegal work …More

Waste of tax payer money. They need to be disbandid. Basically Qcat is a collection of the drop kicks and losers in the legal profession. Their adjudicators are the alcoholic losers that couldn’t make it in the real world. They have zero …More