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The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal is an government agency in the state of Victoria, Australia. An agency is a department of a local or national government responsible for the oversight and administration of a specific function, such as a customs agency or a space agency. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...
Its primary role is to concilliate disputes between private enterprise and Government of Victoria or local government in Victoria. The form of the Government of Victoria is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1855, although it has been amended many times since then. ... Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state or province. ...
About one-third of the tribunal members who regularly hear planning matters are believed to lack planning experience and are therefore unqualified to hear cases on their own.
VCATtribunal member Tonia Komesaroff issued an enforcement order against the Warehouse Group because she said it was operating a "shop" in a zone set aside for bulky goods.
Stuart Morris, QC, argued that the tribunal was not properly constituted under the Civil and AdministrativeTribunal Act 1998 because Ms Komesaroff, a lawyer, did not have experience in planning practice.
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