The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) is statutory organisation responsible for reviewing

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decisions of some

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departments and agencies, and also adjudicating some civil law disputes. The tribunal was established under the ''Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act (2009).'' Civil disputes in which the amount in dispute is more than $750,000 are heard by the

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, while those in which the amount is $150,000 or less are heard by either the Magistrates Court or the QCAT.

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