Amendment to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal claim limit
Eligibility - Queensland residents
Principal Petitioner:
Connie Cicchini
PO Box 1733
BUDDINA QLD 4558
PO Box 1733
BUDDINA QLD 4558
Total Signatures - 171
Sponsoring Member:
Peter Wellington MP
Posting Date:
1/10/2014
Closing Date:
31/3/2015
Tabled Date:
5/5/2015
Responded By:
Hon Yvette D'Ath MP on 4/6/2015
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House that the claim limit of twenty-five thousand ($25,000) that is set at the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) is not sufficient. A consumer should not have to endure the additional stress and/or financial outlay for costly legal representation by taking unresolved consumer disputes to the District Courts should the new product they had purchased be in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to implement measures to remove the claim limit that is currently set at the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT).