• Self resolution
  • Knowing your rights and responsibilities
  • Keeping records
  • Communicating
  • Support and assistance
  • Self Resolution Checklist
• The Dispute Resolution Service
  • Matters not suitable for conciliation
  • Applying for dispute resolution
  • Preparing documents for conciliation
  • The role of the conciliator
  • Preparing for conciliation
• Handling tenancy disputes in the Small Claims Tribunal
  • Introduction
  • Options for resolving disputes
  • Role of the Small Claims Tribunal
  • Applying to a Small Claims Tribunal
  • The hearing
  • After the hearing

Applying to a Small Claims Tribunal

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To check whether you are able to apply to the tribunal under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act, you may wish to discuss your dispute with a support organisation. Ultimately, however, it is up to the referee to determine whether a claim falls within the jurisdiction of the tribunal.

Support organisations

• Tenants support organisations
• Lessors support organisations
• Agents support organisations
• Park operators support organisations

In this section you will find information about:

• Time limits
• Application process for rental bond disputes
• Application fees
• Preparing your application
• Lodging your application
• After lodging your application
• Service of documents
• Cross claims and joining claims