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VCAT members hear and decide our cases. They are lawyers or specialists within a given field and are appointed by the Governor in Council.
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More help with your hearing or mediation
Who can speak on your behalf, getting a witness to come to your hearing and bringing your own equipment to VCAT.
About VCAT decisions and orders
Where to find VCAT decisions, when we make decisions, and what you can do once you have a VCAT order.
Who enforces the order?
VCAT makes orders to resolve a case but can’t generally enforce orders.
How to respond to an application or VCAT notice
What to do if VCAT contacts you and your options if someone is taking you to VCAT.
Why has VCAT contacted me?
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
Help with legal advice
Legal representation, how to get to free and low cost legal advice, other organisations that can help and who pays legal fees.
Who pays for my legal costs?
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.
Who can I bring to VCAT?
You can bring someone with you to your hearing for support. This support person could be anyone you choose, including a friend or family member.
Who can represent the owners corporation at VCAT?
If there is more than one applicant in an owners corporation case, one person can represent the others as their ‘agent’.