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Review of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal – call for submissions

Date : 03 Apr 2009

The president of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), Justice Kevin Bell, is carrying out an extensive review of the tribunal. The purpose of the review is to ensure that VCAT remains accessible to all Victorians and that it continues to improve its capacity to resolve disputes effectively and fairly. 

The views, suggestions and input from VCAT's users, interested organisations and the Victorian community are an important part of the review. To provide interested parties with the opportunity to provide feedback and information, the review consultation process includes:

  • holding a number of metropolitan events
  • a tour of regional Victoria (schedule below)
  • meeting with key users and community groups to hear their views and ideason the service VCAT provides.
  • inviting professional bodies and members of the public to make a submission
  • hosting an online discussion about key themes of the review, such as support to self-represented litigants and the use of alternative dispute resolution at VCAT.

Submissions

The community is invited to make submissions to the review about:

  • your experience of VCAT
  • accessing VCAT
  • ideas for improving VCAT's performance.

Submissions close Monday 8 June 2009. Download the consultation paper and submission guidelines below for more details.

Regional events

These events are an open invitation for all Victorians to provide direct feedback about VCAT’s performance over the past 10 years, and its ability to provide a low-cost, accessible, efficient and fair dispute resolution service.

Event schedule

  • Mildura, Thursday 16 April 2009
  • Ballarat, Monday 27 April 2009
  • Bendigo, Wednesday 29 April 2009
  • Shepparton, Thursday 30 April 2009
  • Geelong, Thursday 14 May 2009
  • Morwell, Tuesday 19 May 2009

All forums will start at 6 pm and will run for approximately 2.5 hours.

More information

For further information see the VCAT Review website (new window) or call (03) 9628 9702.

VCAT Review: have your say - PDF, 160.0kb Information about how to make a submission to the review of VCAT.
Consultation paper: the role of VCAT in a changing world - PDF, 245.0kb This consultation paper sets out the issues identified for discussion in submissions to the 2009 VCAT review.