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Prepare your submission for the hearing – Planning disputes

Before your planning dispute is heard at VCAT, you’ll need to prepare a submission. Find out how.

Legal help and advice services

VCAT cannot provide legal advice but there are service providers who can give legal advice or information.

Residential tenancies

If you have an issue about a rental property, you may be able to come to VCAT to have it resolved.

Annual reports and strategic directions

Our annual reports provide an annual account of VCAT activities and our Strategic Directions 2024-27 sets out a transformation agenda over the next five years.

Tips on how to complete practice note PNPE2

VCAT to make an original jurisdiction decision

Under some Acts of Parliament, the Review and Regulation List of VCAT has the power to hear cases under 'original jurisdiction' as well as review jurisdiction.

VCAT inquiries

Under some Acts of Parliament, VCAT can accept applications from regulatory bodies or other authorities to conduct inquiries into the conduct of licensed individuals or organisations.

Under some Acts of Parliament, VCAT can accept referrals from regulatory bodies, boards or panels to hear and decide cases about the professional conduct of individuals or from government agencies to hear and determine objections to certain decisions.