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Stay up to date with the latest news from the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT).

2025

Date	Announcement
9 Jan	NCAT Annual Report 2023-2024

Date	Announcement
10 Dec	Christmas and New Year holiday 2024-25 holiday arrangements
28 Nov	New security feature introduced for NCAT Online Services
15 Nov	NCAT Member Recruitment - Principal Member Appeals
12 Nov	NCAT hearing lists now available via mobile app
17 Sep	Appointment of Gregory Sarginson as NCAT Deputy President
6 Sep	NCAT Member Recruitment - Senior Member part-time (legal)
30 Aug	NCAT Member Recruitment - Senior Member part-time
22 Aug	NCAT Member Recruitment - General Members
9 Aug	NCAT Member Recruitment - Principal and Senior Members
29 Jul	NCAT Principal Member Recruitment
27 Jun	NCAT fees and charges from 1 July 2024
15 Apr	NCAT Member Recruitment - Consumer and Commercial Division Senior Member
15 Apr	Appointment of Rashelle Seiden SC as NCAT Deputy President
15 Mar	NCAT Deputy President and Division Head Recruitment - Consumer and Commercial Division

8 Feb	NCAT Annual Report 2022-2023

Date	Announcement
12 Dec	NCAT Deputy President and Division Head Recruitment - Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division and Occupational Division
1 Dec	Christmas and New Year 2023-2024 holiday arrangements
17 Nov	New and updated PDF fillable forms now available for Consumer and Commercial Division
3 Nov	Regular users online services registration sessions
3 Nov	NCAT Online Services launches on 20 November 2023
20 Oct	NCAT Guardianship Division Principal Member Recruitment
27 Sep	NCAT Part-time Member Recruitment - Consumer and Commercial Division
19 Sep	NCAT Online Services coming soon for the Consumer and Commercial Division
25 Aug	Aboriginal Tenancy List
21 Jul	NCAT Part-time Member Recruitment - Guardianship Division
6 Jul	NCAT Senior Member Recruitment - Consumer and Commercial Division
29 Jun	NCAT fees and charges from 1 July 2023
23 Jun	NCAT Member Recruitment - Principal and Senior Members
1 May	Attending a hearing by telephone or video

Date	Announcement
1 Dec	Christmas and New Year 2022-23 holiday arrangements
29 Nov	Language translation tool available on selected NCAT web pages
21 Nov	NCAT Annual Report 2021-2022
3 Nov	Easy Read fact sheets on guardianship and financial management
21 Oct	Changes to COVID measures at NCAT
4 Oct	Appointment of Michelle Brazel as NCAT’s Principal Registrar
12 Sep	Public Holiday arrangements on 22 September 2022
17 Aug	NCAT Member Recruitment
25 Jul	NCAT Executive Director (Principal Registrar) Recruitment
18 Jul	Changes to consumer laws
11 Jul	NCAT Principal Member Recruitment
4 Jul	Launch of NCAT’s Aboriginal fact sheet ‘Do you need legal help?’
30 Jun	NCAT fees and charges from 1 July 2022
16 May	Understanding your rights - Law Week 2022
22 Apr	In-person hearings to gradually resume at NCAT
9 Feb	Current hearing arrangements to continue until April 2022
13 Jan	NCAT Act Statutory Review Report now available

Date	Announcement
7 Dec	NCAT Annual Report 2020-2021
1 Dec	Major changes to community schemes laws
11 Nov	New consolidated NCAT Adjournments Guideline
2 Nov	Christmas and New Year 2021-22 holiday arrangements
13 Oct	Current hearing arrangements to continue at NCAT until February 2022
29 Sep	Appointment of NCAT Deputy President and Division Head
9 Sep	New virtual hearing telephone number
11 Aug	Increased use of video conference hearings
13 July	Temporary closure of NCAT Liverpool Registry
8 July	Changes to in-person hearings and counter services extended
1 July	Changes to strata laws
30 June	NCAT fees and charges from 1 July 2021
28 June	Changes to in-person hearings and counter services
22 June	Face mask requirements at NCAT
16 June	NCAT Member Recruitment
21 May	Digitisation of warrants for possession
3 May	NCAT transitioning to increased face-to-face hearings
30 Apr	NCAT Member Recruitment: Deputy President and Division Head (Guardianship Division)
16 Feb	Opening of NCAT's Parramatta Registry
10 Feb	NCAT Member Recruitment
4 Jan	NCAT Fees and charges from 1 January 2021

Date	Announcement
22 Dec	NCAT Annual Report 2019-2020
14 Dec	Christmas and New Year 2020-21 holiday arrangements
26 Nov	Online hearing lists available for more Divisions
14 Sep	Requesting support made easier with new NCAT form
11 Sep	Change to Appeal Panel callover days
26 Aug	New NCAT facility coming to Parramatta
12 Aug	Current hearing arrangements to continue at NCAT until December 2020
6 Aug	NCAT has a new website coming soon
10 Jul	Coronavirus (COVID-19): Current hearing arrangements to continue at NCAT
1 Jul	Changes to uncollected goods laws
29 Jun	NCAT fees and charges from 1 July 2020
15 May	Further tenancy law changes for COVID-19 impacted tenants
24 Apr	Electronic witnessing of legal documents
15 Apr	Residential tenancy evictions during COVID-19
30 Mar	Consumer and Commercial Division matters to be notified via email
27 Mar	Coronavirus (COVID-19): Updated changes to NCAT operations
23 Mar	Changes to residential tenancy laws
18 Mar	Coronavirus (COVID-19): Temporary changes to NCAT services
27 Feb	NCAT Member recruitment
26 Feb	Changes to NCAT hearings in Parramatta
6 Feb	Coronavirus: precautions at NCAT

Date	Announcement
13 Dec	Christmas and New Year 2019-20 holiday arrangements
9 Dec	NCAT Annual Report 2018-2019
5 Dec	Recognising NCAT's contribution to best practice guidelines
15 Oct	Amendments to the NCAT Rules
10 Sep	Appointment of NCAT Division Head and Deputy President
15 Aug	Updated strata schemes application forms
11 Jul	NCAT Fees and charges from 12 July 2019
2 Jul	Easy Read fact sheet on Restrictive practices and guardianship
27 Jun	NCAT Member Recruitment
21 Jun	Updated retail leases application forms
30 May	NCAT 5-year statutory review
19 Mar	NCAT Member Recruitment
12 Mar	Apply online for earlier hearing date
28 Feb	Tenancy law changes for victims of domestic violence
25 Feb	NCAT Liverpool Registry is moving
8 Feb	New adjournment request form to help parties
10 Jan	NCAT to redetermine 'consumer guarantee directions'