Application for adjudication
You are about to complete an application to ask for an adjudicator’s order. But first, we cover some information you need to know.
Before you apply
Before you start the form, make sure you understand these points about adjudication.
Remember you can still try to resolve things with the other party while your application progresses. You can withdraw your application at any time by telling us in writing.
Fees
It will cost you money to apply and fees are generally not refundable.
An order will not be made until an application fee has been received, or a fee waiver application has been approved.
Legal requirements
Your application must meet strict legal requirements to progress. Make sure you read about the adjudication process before you apply.
If you have not already tried to resolve the dispute yourself or attempted conciliation, you may not be able to apply for adjudication.
Read more about self resolution and matters that are not suitable for conciliation (practice direction 9).
Your application will be assigned to a case manager, who may ask you for more information or to resubmit your application if it does not meet requirements.
Case managers can’t give you legal advice or tell you how to word your application.
Time frames
How quickly a matter progresses depends on many factors. As a guide, 75% of adjudication orders in 2023 were made within 19 weeks of lodging. However, your matter could take longer than this.
There can be delays if:
- your application doesn’t meet legal requirements and needs amending
- your application or attached documentation is complex or unclear
- we are left waiting for information from parties.
Interim orders
Applying for an interim order does not mean your application will be finalised more quickly.
Interim orders are made in limited situations and are only short-term arrangements while your full matter progresses.
Learn more about interim orders (practice direction 16).
Completing the application form
To help you complete the form correctly, you will be prompted along the way.
There are limitations on the parties to a dispute. You must have attempted self resolution before lodging your application and, in most cases, you should have also attempted conciliation with our office.
This form will take approximately 20–30 minutes to complete. You can’t save this form to complete later; it must be completely filled out before you exit this screen.
You will need
To complete this form you must have all the necessary information including the:
- registered name of your body corporate
- community titles scheme number
- regulation module that applies to your body corporate.
If you do not have this information, contact the Titles Queensland on 07 3497 3479 before you start to complete this form.
You will also need to provide the name and contact details of your body corporate secretary and body corporate manager (if you have one).
At the end of this process, a printable form will be generated with the information you have provided. You must then:
- print the form
- sign and date it
- attach any supporting documents
- lodge it with the relevant application fee.
If you need more space to explain your self-resolution attempts, the orders sought or grounds for the order, you can attach a separate piece of paper and give it the relevant title—either ‘Self Resolution’, ‘Orders Sought’ or ‘Grounds’.
If you have difficulty completing this form, you can call BCCM Information Service on (freecall) 1800 060 119.