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The Commercial and Consumer Tribunal replaced the Queensland Building Tribunal on 1 July 2003. The Tribunal operates under the Commercial and Consumer Tribunal Act 2003 and empowering Acts to determine:
- domestic building disputes
- minor commercial building disputes (with claims up to $50,000)
- major commercial building disputes by consent of both parties (claims over $50,000)
- applications for review of Queensland Building Services Authority (BSA) decisions (where persons are dissatisfied with a decision of the BSA)
- applications brought by the BSA to:
- conduct disciplinary enquiries against licensees and non-licensees in relation to possible breaches against the Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991 (the Act)
- conduct public examinations
- issue stop orders on builders on application by the BSA and
- determine applications for debts owed to the BSA.
The Tribunal is a quasi-judicial body and, as such, is impartial between the parties.
Building Certifiers
Under section 205 of the Building Act 1975 (the Act) the Commercial and Consumer Tribunal (the Tribunal) has jurisdiction to review a decision of the Building Services Authority (BSA) made under section 204(1) or (4) of the Act.
A building certifier or complainant may apply to the Tribunal to review a decision of the BSA within 20 business days after receiving the BSA decision.
Adjudicator Appointments (BCIPA)
Under section 97 of the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004
(the Act) a person who has applied for a review of a decision to become a
registered adjudicator under the Act and is dissatisfied with the registrar's
review decision may apply to the Commercial and Consumer Tribunal for a review
of the review decision.
Last Updated 9 November 2007.
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