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The Department of Justice is seeking feedback on whether the policy objectives of the Act remain valid, and whether the Act is achieving its purpose.
In January 2014, the NSW Government consolidated 22 tribunals into one new body – the 
NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, or NCAT.
NCAT has broad powers to deal with a wide range of civil disputes, including tenancy and strata, administrative review of government decisions, discrimination, guardianship, and professional disciplinary matters.
The Department of Justice is conducting a review to find out how well NCAT is working, and to look at reforms that could strengthen access to justice for people in NSW.
Review of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Factsheet [PDF, 323kb]
Easy English factsheet about the review of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 [PDF, 1396kb]
The Easy English Factsheet [PDF, 1396kb] is now available. If you want to see the Easy English Factsheet [PDF, 1396kb] and need more time to give us your feedback, please contact us.
Submissions closed on 10 Jul 2019.
Submissions are arranged in alphabetical order of the organisation or individual by whom they were submitted.
The Department of Communities and Justice received over 90 submissions to the statutory review of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013.
The Department has not published the submissions that were made by individuals without their explicit permission to do so.
If you have any concerns in relation to the publication of your submission, please contact us at policy@justice.nsw.gov.au.
The Department recently conducted a review of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, on behalf of the NSW Attorney General.
This review was conducted under Section 92 of the Act, which provides the Attorney General is to review the Act after 5 years to determine whether the policy objectives and terms of the Act remain valid.
The statutory review is available here.
The Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Bill 2023 will implement recommendations arising out of the Report of the Statutory Review of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, which was tabled on 23 December 2021.
The review concluded that the policy objectives of the Act remain valid and that the terms of the Act remain appropriate to achieve those objectives, but also recommended some minor and technical changes to improve the operation of the Act, amendments to support the efficient conduct of proceedings, and amendments relating to the Occupational Division and Guardianship Division of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
09 Aug 2024