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 -- 1 of 2 -- 2 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. -- 2 of 2 --