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VICLegal StudiesUnit 3: Rights and justice
Quick questions on Methods used to resolve civil disputes: VCE Legal Studies
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What are tribunals?Show answer
Tribunals are administrative bodies that decide disputes on specific subject matter. They are less formal than courts.
What are courts?Show answer
Courts hear civil disputes formally under court rules. The Victorian civil court hierarchy:
What is victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal?Show answer
Established under the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 (Vic). Hears matters across civil claims (residential tenancies, consumer matters under the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 (Vic)), human rights complaints under the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic), and administrative review of government decisions. VCAT determinations are binding (subject to appeal to the Supreme Court on a question of law).
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