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When do I get the final decision?

When we make a final decision on your case, we may give the order to you in writing on the same day or send it to you after the hearing.

We give each case a reference number. Use this reference number whenever you contact us or the other people involved in the case.

Who can speak on your behalf, getting a witness to come to your hearing and bringing your own equipment to VCAT.

VCAT members hear and decide our cases. They are lawyers or specialists within a given field and are appointed by the Governor in Council.

Where to find VCAT decisions, when we make decisions, and what you can do once you have a VCAT order.

VCAT makes orders to resolve a case but can’t generally enforce orders.

What to do if VCAT contacts you and your options if someone is taking you to VCAT.

If you get a letter from VCAT called a ‘notice’ (and you didn’t make the application), this means someone has applied to us making a claim against

Legal representation, how to get to free and low cost legal advice, other organisations that can help and who pays legal fees.

At VCAT, parties are expected to pay their own costs, unless we order otherwise.

VCAT may only award costs if it is fair to do so.