Seachange Management Pty Ltd v Bevnol Constructions & Developments Pty Ltd & Ors (Domestic Building) [2008] VCAT 1479

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has allowed an application to reconstitute the Tribunal, on the basis that a respondent to the proceedings would not receive a fair hearing before a particular Tribunal Member. The Tribunal’s decision stated that the Charter has reinforced the positive duty of courts and tribunals to provide assistance to litigants in person.

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