Daniel v Townsville City Council

[2017] QCAT 335

CITATION:

Daniel & Anor v Townsville City Council [2017] QCAT 335

PARTIES:

Heidrun Gisela Daniel
Richard Geoffrey Gledhill
(Applicants)

v

Townsville City Council

(Respondent)

APPLICATION NUMBER:

Q152/17

MATTER TYPE:

Minor Civil Dispute

HEARING DATE:

19 July 2017

HEARD AT:

Townsville

DECISION OF:

Judicial Registrar, Richard Lehmann

DELIVERED ON:

19 July 2017

DELIVERED AT:

Townsville

ORDERS MADE:

Directions/Orders

The Applicants have filed an application for minor civil dispute – minor debt with the Tribunal against the Respondent.

The Tribunal requires the parties to make written submissions in relation to a preliminary issue, namely whether or not the Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear and determine the application.

Each party is allowed until 4:00pm on 07/08/2017 to file with the Tribunal any submissions in relation to the issue of whether or not the Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear and determine the application.

CATCHWORDS:

PROCEDURE – STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS: JURISDICTION, POWERS AND GENERALLY – JURISDICTION

APPEARANCES:

No appearances – on the papers

APPLICANTS:

Heidrun Gisela Daniel
Richard Geoffrey Gledhill

RESPONDENT:

Townsville City Council

This matter was heard and determined on the papers pursuant to s 32 of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (Qld) (QCAT Act).

REPRESENTATIVES:
APPLICANT:	N/A
RESPONDENT:	N/A

REASONS FOR DECISION

1. A perusal of the Applicants’ claim indicates the claim may not be within the minor civil dispute jurisdiction of QCAT.  Directions/Orders are made to determine this preliminary jurisdiction issue before the matter proceeds further and is listed for a hearing on the merits.