ivil and Administrative Tribunal
Instructions — Response and/or counter-application Motor Vehicle Dispute — page 1 of 3
Response and/or counter-application –
Motor Vehicle Dispute
For information visit qcat.qld.gov.au
What is a response?
If you wish to contest the motor vehicle dispute which has been commenced against you, you must provide
a response.
A response sets out:
a) Those facts in the application that you admit are true.
b) Facts you say are not true and why they are not true.
c) Any extra facts you say are relevant to the dispute.
The response does not need to set out the proof of those facts - you will do that in your evidence (for example,
afdavits or statements).
The response should give a direct explanation for answers you make to allegations made in the application.
For example, if an applicant says “the respondent refused to accept that the defect to the motor was a defect
which occurred within the warranty period” and you disagree, the response would say “I deny that the defect to
the motor occurred within the warranty period because the relevant statutory warranty had already expired on
1 September 2019.”
What is a counter-application?
A counter-application is your application against the applicant or another party. For example, a respondent to an
application for motor vehicle matter may have a claim against a manufacturer of a vehicle or a specic part of
the vehicle.
Because the response and counter-application both arise out of the same transaction, it is usually appropriate to
resolve them at the same hearing. This is why you should include the facts upon which your counter- application
is based.
Please note that it is not necessary to make a counter-application. This part of the form is optional.
Service of Response and/or counter-application
Generally, you must give a copy of the response and/or counter-application and any attachments to all parties
to the proceeding as soon as possible, and no later than 28 days after the response and/or counter-
application is lodged with QCAT.
This response and/or counter-application may be lodged in person or by post.
By post: QCAT, GPO Box 1639, Brisbane Qld 4001
If you are posting your original application and copies to QCAT, you need to include a stamped self-addressed A4
envelope with your application.
In person: QCAT, Level 11, 259 Queen Street, Brisbane Qld 4000, or at any Magistrates Court outside of the
Brisbane CBD.
To nd your nearest Magistrates Court, visit courts.qld.gov.au. For more information visit qcat.qld.gov.au or
call 1300 753 228.
INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETING
Application — Motor Vehicle Dispute