For more information on QCAT: Call 1300 753 228 or visit www.qcat.qld.gov.au
QCAT
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
For more information on QCAT: Call 1300 753 228 or visit www.qcat.qld.gov.au
QCAT
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Afdavit of service
Instructions for completing
Use this form where you are seeking, or are required, to prove that you have provided a copy
of a document to another party.
Default decisions
Where you are applying for a decision in default of a response by a respondent you will need to prove
that you have provided a copy of your application to the respondent. Y
ou may complete this afdavit,
or in some cases you may complete the afdavit in the application for decision by default (for example
the
Form 6 – application for decision by default – minor debt).
Interstate service
If the respondent resides in another state or territory you will need to provide an additional notice to
the respondent, as required by the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (see also Practice
Direction 2 of 2014). The notice is available on the QCAT website at www.qcat.qld.gov.au.
Where to lodge your Afdavit of service
The Afdavit of service must be lodged in the QCAT registry where the application that started the
proceeding was lodged.
By post: QCAT, GPO Box 1639, Brisbane QLD 4001
If you are posting your original response and/or counter-application and copies to
QCAT, you need to include a stamped self-addressed A4 envelope with your material.
In person: QCAT, Level 11, Bank of Queensland Building, 259 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD
4000, or at any Magistrates Court outside of the Brisbane CBD.
For more information visit www.qcat.qld.gov.au or call 1300 753 228.
PART B DETAILS OF SERVICE
Refer to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2009 and the tribunal’s practice
directions for service requirements available at www.qcat.qld.gov.au.
Insert your full name and residential or business address or place of employment.
If the entity served is not an individual then the correct name must be used. For example, a company
name, business name (regardless of whether it is registered) or a State agency name. For further
information you can refer to the tribunal’s factsheet How to identify and name parties in QCAT
available at www.qcat.qld.gov.au.
If you are serving an application for a minor debt claim you must deliver the copy to an entity
personally and in a way that complies with QCAT’s practice direction on service. Practice Directions
are available at www.qcat.qld.gov.au.
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