It seems that the challenges to VCAT’s jurisdiction are never-ending. Recently, in Casualife Australia Pty Ltd v ANI Commercial Storage Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 576, Tsalamandris J held that a dispute about a particular lot of goods was exclusively within VCAT’s jurisdiction, notwithstanding the prosecution in the County Court of a dispute between the same …
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The limits of VCAT’s jurisdiction
The Court of Appeal has highlighted the severe restriction on VCAT’s jurisdiction that arises from federal issues. Practitioners conducting matters in VCAT will need to understand, and be vigilant of, the extent of federal jurisdiction and consider the consequences for disputes that are or might be in it, or might be brought within it. Introduction …
Lionel Wirth 