COMMERCIAL AND CONSUMER TRIBUNAL ACT 2003

Queensland Consolidated Acts

4 Objects of Act

(1) The objects of this Act are--

(a) to establish a tribunal to deal with the matters it is empowered to deal with under an empowering Act; and

(b) to have the tribunal deal with matters in a way that is just, fair, informal, cost efficient and speedy.

(2) The objects of this Act are to be achieved by establishing a system of dispute resolution that--

(a) is just in the results it delivers; and

(b) is fair by--

(i) ensuring litigants have an equal opportunity, regardless of their resources, to assert or defend their legal rights; and

(ii) giving parties to proceedings an opportunity to state their case and to answer their opponent's case; and

(iii) treating like cases alike; and

(c) has a range of procedures available and minimises costs to the extent practicable; and

(d) deals with applications with reasonable speed and encourages the early resolution of disputes; and

(e) is understandable to users of the system; and

(f) is responsive to the needs of users of the system; and

(g) allows parties to represent themselves and save legal costs wherever appropriate.