Part 2 of the Business Licensing Authority Act 1998;
Chief Judge means Chief Judge of the County Court;
Chief Justice means Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
child means a person under 18 years of age;
decision-maker means a person who makes, or is deemed to have made, a decision under an enabling enactment;
Deputy President means Deputy President of the Tribunal;
S. 3 def. of Director substituted by No. 17/1999 s. 49(1), amended by No. 21/2012 s. 239(Sch. 6 item 46.1).
Director means the Director within the meaning of the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012;
enabling enactment means an enactment by or under which jurisdiction is conferred on the Tribunal;
enactment means—
(a) an Act; or
(b) a subordinate instrument within the meaning of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984;
S. 3 def. of expert witness inserted by No. 23/2014 s. 4.
expert witness means a person who has specialised knowledge based on the person's training, study or experience;
S. 3 def. of full-time member inserted by No. 62/2014 s. 46(b).
full-time member means—
(a) the President or a Vice President, other than a Vice President who is undertaking the duties of a Vice President on a part-time or sessional basis under section 11A(2A); or
(b) a Deputy President, senior member or ordinary member who is appointed on a non-sessional basis and who is not undertaking the duties of office on a part-time basis;
function includes jurisdiction, power, duty and authority;
S. 3 def. of inquiry amended by No. 16/2010 s. 205(a) (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 30(1)).
inquiry means an inquiry conducted by the Tribunal under an enabling enactment, other than an inquiry under section 141 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010;
S. 3 def. of insolvent under administration repealed by No. 4/2008 s. 32(Sch. item 35).
S. 3 def. of interim order inserted by No. 62/2014 s. 25.
interim order means an order of an interim or interlocutory nature;
judicial member means the President or a Vice President;
S. 3 def. of legal practitioner substituted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 115.1), repealed by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 105.1).
member, in relation to the Tribunal, means the President, a Vice President, a Deputy President, a senior member or an ordinary member;
S. 3 def. of member of Victoria Police personnel inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 177.1).
member of Victoria Police personnel has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;
monetary order means an order of the Tribunal requiring the payment of money, including a fine or penalty;
non-judicial member means a member other than the President or a Vice President;
non-monetary order means an order of the Tribunal other than a monetary order;
order of the Tribunal includes interim order of the Tribunal;
ordinary member means a person appointed as a member of the Tribunal under section 14;
S. 3 def. of part-time member repealed by No. 62/2014 s. 46(c).
S. 3 def. of part-time service arrangement inserted by No. 62/2014 s. 46(a).
part-time service arrangement means an arrangement entered into under section 18A;
S. 3 def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 177.1).
police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;
President means President of the Tribunal;
presidential member means the President, a Vice President or a Deputy President;
presiding member, in a proceeding, means—
(a) if the Tribunal in that proceeding is constituted by a single member—that member; or
(b) in any other case—the member who presides in that proceeding, as determined in accordance with section 65;
S. 3 def. of proceeding amended by Nos 78/2000 s. 11(1)(a), 43/2006 s. 47(Sch. item 8.1), substituted by No. 16/2010 s. 205(b) (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 30(2)), amended by Nos 13/2019 s. 207, 6/2025 s. 174(1).
proceeding means a proceeding in the Tribunal, including—
(a) an inquiry conducted by the Tribunal, including an inquiry under section 141 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010; or
(b) a compulsory conference under section 83; or
(c) a mediation under section 88; or
(d) a rehearing or reassessment under Part 7 of the Guardianship andAdministration Act 2019;
(e) an RDRV proceeding;
professional advocate has the meaning given in section 62(8);
S. 3 def. of RDRV inserted by No. 6/2025 s. 174(2).
RDRV means Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria;
S. 3 def. of RDRV proceeding inserted by No. 6/2025 s. 174(2).
RDRV proceeding means a proceeding in relation to an application to the Tribunal under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 to be dealt with by ADR under Division 5A of Part 4;
S. 3 def. of reserve judge inserted by No. 51/2000 s. 12(a), substituted by No. 5/2013 s. 69(b).
reserve judge means—
(a) in relation to the Supreme Court, a reserve Judge within the meaning of the Constitution Act 1975;
(b) in relation to the County Court, a reserve judge within the meaning of the County Court Act 1958;
rules mean rules made by the Rules Committee under section 157;
senior member means a person appointed as a member of the Tribunal under section 13;
Tribunal means Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by Part 2;
S. 3 def. of Vice President amended by No. 51/2000 s. 12(b).
Vice President means Vice President of the Tribunal, including a Vice President appointed under section 11A.