Common use of Tribunal Hearings Clause in Contracts

Tribunal Hearings. 14.4.1 In the event that the parties cannot reach an agreement, one party does not attend mediation, the dispute is not settled within 4 months or a party has not complied with the agreement within a specified time or within 2 months, a party can apply to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal to hear the dispute. 14.4.2 The resident can make an application for an order from the Tribunal without undertaking the internal negotiation or mediation process if the resident is threatened with removal or is removed from the retirement village, is threatened with deprivation or is deprived of the right to reside or is threatened with restriction or is restricted in use of the retirement village land under the residence contract. 14.4.3 A resident can also ask for an order by the Tribunal to have the residence contract set aside if the Scheme Operator gives the resident false or misleading documents and the resident is materially prejudiced by it. 14.4.4 The Tribunal Hearings are open to the public and parties to the dispute will have to pay their own costs for the tribunal hearing unless the tribunal decides otherwise in the interests of justice. 14.4.5 A group of residents may apply jointly about a matter arising from similar circumstance. 14.4.6 The tribunal can ear disputes other than those that are or have been subjected to arbitration or that are or have been decided by a court. The Tribunal can hear disputes that involve amounts less than $25,000.00. The contact details for the Tribunal can be located at page 12 of the PID.

Tribunal Hearings. 14.4.1 In the event that the parties cannot reach an agreement, one party does not attend mediation, the dispute is not settled within 4 months or a party has not complied with the agreement within a specified time or within 2 months, a party can apply to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal to hear the dispute. 14.4.2 The resident can make an application for an order from the Tribunal without undertaking the internal negotiation or mediation process if the resident is threatened with removal or is removed from the retirement village, is threatened with deprivation or is deprived of the right to reside or is threatened with restriction or is restricted in use of the retirement village land under the residence contract. 14.4.3 A resident can also ask for an order by the Tribunal to have the residence contract set aside if the Scheme Operator gives the resident false or misleading documents and the resident is materially prejudiced by it. 14.4.4 The Tribunal Hearings are open to the public and parties to the dispute will have to pay their own costs for the tribunal hearing unless the tribunal decides otherwise in the interests of justice. 14.4.5 A group of residents may apply jointly about a matter arising from similar circumstance. 14.4.6 The tribunal can ear hear disputes other than those that are or have been subjected to arbitration or that are or have been decided by a court. The Tribunal can hear disputes that involve amounts less than $25,000.00. The contact details for the Tribunal can be located at page 12 13 of the PIDProspective Costs Document.