Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016
61Application of TASCAT Act to disputes
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61 Application of TASCAT Act to disputes
[Section 61 Substituted by No. 9 of 2023, s. 63, Applied:01 Jul 2024] In addition to the requirements of the TASCAT Act and the Tribunal, an application to the Tribunal for the determination of a matter, relating to a dispute, that is within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal by virtue of this Part –
(a) may only be made by a party to the dispute, or mediation of the dispute, to which the matter relates; and
(b) must specify –
(i) each proceeding, and dispute resolution, that has been commenced in respect of, or in connection with, the matter; and
(ii) whether those proceedings have, or dispute resolution has, been completed or discontinued, or is still in progress; and
(c) must include –
(i) if the notice of dispute was rejected by the Director in accordance with section 48 , a copy of the written notification, of that rejection, given by the Director under section 48(5) ; and
(ii) if there has been a settlement registered under section 53 in respect of the dispute, a copy of the settlement so registered; and
(iii) if there has been a certificate issued under section 52A in respect of the matter, a copy of the certificate so issued; and
(d) if the application relates to residential building work that has not been completed satisfactorily, must clearly identify each manner in which the applicant believes that the residential building work, that forms the basis of the matter, is taken not to have been completed satisfactorily within the meaning of section 59(3) .