Legislation
List of legislation relevant to NCAT. Accessing the links below will take you to the NSW Legislation website.
NCAT Legislation
The NCAT Legislation sets out provisions related to establishing the Tribunal, how proceedings are commenced, procedures and powers of the Tribunal, and the appointment of Members.
Administrative & Equal Opportunity Division
The following Acts and subordinate legislation confer jurisdiction on NCAT's Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division.
- Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997
- Adoption Act 2000
- Agricultural Industry Services Act 1998
- Agricultural Livestock (Disease Control Funding) Act 1998
- Agricultural Tenancies Act 1990
- Air Transport Act 1964
- Animal Research Act 1985
- Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
- Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001
- Apprenticeship and Traineeship Regulation 2017
- Associations Incorporation Act 2009
- Australian Oil Refining Agreements Act 1954
- Betting and Racing Act 1998
- Betting Tax Act 2001
- Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
- Boarding Houses Act 2012
- Boarding Houses Regulation 2013
- Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999
- Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018
- Building Products (Safety) Act 2017
- Business Names (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2011
- Casino Control Regulation 2009
- Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013
- Charitable Fundraising Act 1991
- Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2006
- Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000
- Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012
- Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987
- Children (Detention Centres) Regulation 2015
- Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW)
- Children (Education and Care Services) Supplementary Provisions Act 2011
- Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
- Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2012
- Children’s Guardian Act 2019
- Coal Industry Act 2001
- Combat Sports Act 2013
- Commons Management Act 1989
- Community Gaming Act 2018
- Community Housing Providers (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012
- Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993
- Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012
- Co-operative Housing and Starr-Bowkett Societies Act 1998
- Criminal Records Act 1991
- Crown Land Management Act 2016
- Deer Act 2006
- Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020
- Disability Inclusion Act 2014
- Dormant Funds Act 1942
- Drug and Alcohol Treatment Act 2007
- Education Act 1990
- Education (School Administrative and Support Staff) Act 1987
- Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004
- Electricity Supply Act 1995
- Electoral Act 2017
- Exhibited Animals Protection Act 1986
- Explosives Act 2003
- Fines Act 1996
- Firearms Act 1996
- First Home Owner Grant (New Homes) Act 2000
- Fisheries Management Act 1994
- Food Act 2003
- Food Regulation 2015
- Forestry Act 2012
- Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002
- Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007
- Gaming Machines Act 2001
- Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017
- Gas Supply Act 1996
- Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009
- Guardianship Act 1987
- Health Insurance Levies Act 1982
- Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002
- Hemp Industry Act 2008
- Higher Education Act 2001
- Home Building Act 1998
- Hunter Water Act 1991
- Impounding Act 1993
- Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002
- Liquor Act 2007
- Local Land Services Act 2013
- Marine Pollution Act 2012
- Marine Safety Act 1998
- Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017
- Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999
- Motor Vehicle Sports (Public Safety) Act 1985
- Mount Panorama Motor Racing Act 1989
- Native Title (New South Wales) Act 1994
- NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009
- Ombudsman Act 1974
- Paintball Act 2018
- Parking Space Levy Act 2009
- Payroll Tax Act 2007
- Payroll Tax Rebate Scheme (Jobs Action Plan) Act 2011
- Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2009
- Pesticides Act 1999
- Photo Card Act 2005
- Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016
- Police Act 1990
- Poppy Industry Act 2016
- Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
- Private Health Facilities Act 2007
- Public Health Act 2010
- Public Lotteries Act 1996
- Rail Safety National Law (NSW)
- Registered Clubs Act 1976
- Relationships Register Act 2010
- Retail Trading Act 2008
- Retirement Villages Act 1999
- Rice Marketing Act 1983
- Small Business Grants (Employment Incentive) Act 2015
- State Debt Recovery Act 2018
- Sydney Water Act 1994
- Tattoo Parlours Act 2012
- Taxation Administration Act 1996
- Teacher Accreditation Act 2004
- Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996
- Victims Rights and Support Act 2013
- Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001
- Water Act 1912
- Water Industry Competition Act 2006
- Water NSW Act 2014
- Weapons Prohibition Act 1998
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017
- Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
Consumer & Commercial Division
The following Acts and subordinate legislation confer jurisdiction on NCAT's Consumer and Commercial Division.
- Agricultural Tenancies Act 1990
- Australian Consumer Law
- Boarding Houses Act 2012
- Community Land Development Act 2021
- Community Land Management Act 2021
- Contracts Review Act 1980
- Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003 (only in relation to Division 3 of Part 4)
- Credit (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2010
- Dividing Fences Act 1991
- Fair Trading Act 1987
- Holiday Parks (Long-term Casual Occupation) Act 2002
- Home Building Act 1989
- Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013
- Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Act 1996
- Property and Stock Agents Act 2002
- Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013
- Residential Tenancies Act 2010
- Retail Leases Act 1994
- Retirement Villages Act 1999
- Strata Schemes Management Act 2015
- Sydney Water Act 1994 (Section 58)
- Uncollected Goods Act 1995
Occupational Division
The following Acts and subordinate legislation confer jurisdiction on NCAT's Occupational Division.
- Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
- Architects Act 2003
- Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018
- Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents Act 2004
- Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003
- Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020
- Fair Trading Act 1987
- Health Care Complaints Act 1993
- Health Practitioner Regulation (Adoption of National Law) Act 2009
- Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)
- Home Building Act 1989
- Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)
- Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002
- Local Government Act 1993
- Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013
- Passenger Transport Act 2014
- Pawnbrokers and Second‐hand Dealers Act 1996
- Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016
- Property and Stock Agents Act 2002
- Public Notaries Act 1997
- Security Industry Act 1997
- Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002
- Tattoo Parlours Act 2012
- Tow Truck Industry Act 1998
- Veterinary Practice Act 2003
- Wool, Hide and Skin Dealers Act 2004
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18 Oct 2022
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